Scope
Season 1
Hosts Joe Penny and Alexandra Cousteau are as inquisitive as they come, and it is this mutual hunger for knowledge that fuels this documentary series surrounding true contemporary groundbreaking stories happening all around the world.
Where to Watch Season 1
65 Episodes
- Episode 2E2
Episode 2 Our hosts delve into recent advancements in technology that have enabled the FBI to create a genetic database in the ongoing fight against sexual predators, doctors to provide unprecedented opportunities for those suffering from physical disabilities to lead fully functional and self-dependent lives, and even locating, retrieving, and restoring shipwrecked artifacts formerly believed to be lost. - Episode 4E4
Episode 4 Examine the possibility of time travel in a practical sense and what requisites are necessary for it to occur, skunks and their fascinating family and group dynamics, and the science behind nuclear waste and the methods used to safely rid the Earth's surface and population from conceivable leaks and subsequent damage from the highly dangerous materials. - Episode 6E6
Episode 6 Witness such awe-inspiring stories as a multi-decade project from a perpetually rotating team of sculptors to replicate a lost Da Vinci masterpiece, a material used for canoes that could conceivably be used as a cheaper and more effective alternative to common and finite resources, and an amateur pilot whose homemade airplane successfully traveled intercontinentally. - Episode 7E7
Episode 7 Uncover the fascinating truth behind a secret mysterious Virginian fall out shelter built under President Eisenhower's watch, the editor of an influential internet corporation whose proven success has earned her the ear of Bill Gates and even the US government, and even a cancer survivor whose experimental drug and healing treatments were revolutionary and successful against all odds. - Episode 13E13
Episode 13 The hosts of Scope detail the nature of human babies from conception, to birth, and through their first transition through adolescence. The wonders of the miracle of life continue to fascinate and perplex. Now see the science behind the why's and how's of life's miracle for yourself. - Episode 14E14
Episode 14 The hosts get to the bottom of how animal hospitals and the brave surgeons who occupy them save thousands of lives every year (as well as the technology that enables them to do so), the effects of alcohol on young adults and the physical/mental dangers it poses, and even the contemporary toy industry. - Episode 16E16
Episode 16 Delve into the topics of a psychology professor who can catch liars by their facial expressions, a truck simulator that effectively mimics the conditions of driving long distances, a wire rat who doubles as a class pet, and even how art historians and medical experts alike are using modern technology to learn about illnesses of the past. - Episode 19E19
Episode 19 Join the hosts of Scope for intimate views of SeaWorld's arsenal of seven adult killer whales and their use of frequency for communication, the advent of computers' and modern technology's effects on cerebral research and treatment, and even an unprecedentedly powerful telescope capable of even replacing the already world class Hubble Telescope. - Episode 22E22
Episode 22 Topics include the history, unparalleled accomplishments, and function of NASA, how our perpetually evolving technology and understanding of outer space has enabled comprehension of what lies beyond our solar system like never before, and the potential that space exploration brings for the future of humanity. - Episode 23E23
Episode 23 Take a look into the truth behind the science of home maintenance, specialty pianos and their variations' effects of acoustics, the Earth's optical rays, the Northern Lights, and the biology of bats, including a glimpse of one of the world's most touristed natural phenomena - a special surprise composed of millions of bats in Austin. - Episode 25E25
Episode 25 The hosts of Scope delve into some dark and murky territory this week, investigating little-known bigorexia, essentially the opposite of anorexia, as well as acupuncture and its off-putting but provenly effective nature, having successfully treated millions from many cultures. - Episode 30E30
Episode 30 Hone in on Vitamin C and its immeasurable value to life on Earth, a doctor who uses his hobby playing the piano to treat his patients, a caver whose fascination with caves has taken her spelunking into spaces nobody had ever set foot prior, an artifact collector with an encyclopedia comprehension of Native American art, and the national epidemic that is the southern fire ant infestation. - Episode 31E31
Episode 31 The hosts of Scope delve into world developments like a battery-fueled car that never requires any gas and can drive sixty miles on a single charge, continuing on to the researched effects of colognes and cologne types on attracting the opposite sex, and even going so far as to disclosing the work of human guinea pigs. - Episode 32E32
Episode 32 The hosts of Scope take on the possibility of interplanetary travel, a doctor whose focus in aerobics has considerably improved multiple patients suffering from the inevitable follies of aging, the revolutionary vacuum subway train that can clean the perpetually dirty subway tracks, and a doctor whose life's work has been to question the validity of the widely-accepted theory of evolution. - Episode 33E33
Episode 33 Join the hosts of Scope as they discuss genetic therapy and the pragmatics of introducing synthetic chromosomes to a person's DNA. They continue with a segment on types of grass and astroturf, before they move on to oral vaccinations, and finally the potential uses of ships and satellites stationed in outer space for life on Earth. - Episode 34E34
Episode 34 Alexandra handles hosting duties solo as she delves into a brief history of womanhood, consulting with women across all fields and walks of life. She talks with teachers, businesswomen, and other successful women in their respective arenas to illustrate the immeasurable depth of women's stake in the professional world. - Episode 36E36
Episode 36 The hosts of Scope dig up another informative half hour of quality information, beginning with an analytical look at contemporary bionics, then a field trip with sixth graders to a World War II submarine, and finally a World War II veteran who overcame prejudice and adversity and returned to become an accomplished professor. - Episode 37E37
Episode 37 Scope goes deep into what is recognized as one of the most debilitating, devastating degenerative diseases: Alzheimer's. They interview Alzheimer's researchers, revealing a swarm of information from the experts themselves on causes, treatments, and general investigative progress. - Episode 38E38
Episode 38 Alexandra hosts solo from the studio while Joe is on location in Puerto Rico, where he is providing insight on the world's largest radio telescope, a 900 ton figure suspended 500 feet in the air. Alexandra takes it from there with a segment dedicated to computer hackers and the unconventional realm of computers and cyber security. - Episode 41E41
Episode 41 Scope's hosts dedicate this half hour episode to investigating oral care and its short and longterm effects on victims and victim's offspring. They touch on leeches and maggots, and how they are enormously healthy and helpful for infections. They even finish with an expose on one of the creators of the internet. - Episode 43E43
Episode 43 The hosts of Scope detail tumors, their cancerous nature, and revolutionary experimental treatments being developed as we speak to fight them. The episode also includes the last astronaut to set foot on the moon, with two different gripping stories of his journeys into space, and a tortoise breeder who is trying to accelerate his turtles' growth through exterior interference. - Episode 44E44
Episode 44 Scope catches us up to date on the state of contemporary firefighting and the modern technology that has made saving lives infinitely easier and safe for both firefighters and their rescue victims, the aging of cells as well as their effects on the body's aging process and even segments on a sterilization techniques. - Episode 45E45
Episode 45 The hosts of Scope research the acquisition and re-creation of scents for attainable and consumable purposes. They continue on this theme of scents with an exploration of how crimes can be solved with no evidence other than a fleeting smell. And they discuss a teenage science prodigy who knows more about sciences than she does about growing up. - Episode 47E47
Episode 47 Scope goes into detail on the very first Christian church (founded in Jordan in 3 AD), a revolutionary laser hair removal system, a military-grade t-shirt smart enough to alert others when the wearer has been shot, and an archaeologist whose theories include one that the early Asian humans migrated by boat. - Episode 48E48
Episode 48 The hosts of Scope use today's episode to divulge the history and entry-level mechanics of transplant surgery, a network with sophisticated sensors capable of detecting lightening strikes as they occur, and even the background on immunizations and how developers are able to create such effective solutions. - Episode 53E53
Episode 53 Scope's ever-inquisitive hosts offer sage insight into a breakthrough treatment for breast cancer unlike any other before it, an expose on the factual basis of which the risk of meteor collision exists, the world's stealthiest fighter jet and an equally compelling piece on the spread of bird influenza. - Episode 54E54
Episode 54 Scope's hosts bring their expertise to some new frontiers: Scope goes arguably deeper than it ever has before, relaying the largely overlooked spheres of both the study of enzymes and acidity in the world's water, and the complex realities of the creation and maintenance of world class wood instruments. - Episode 58E58
Episode 58 The hosts of Scope discuss garlic's and rice's health values with respect to treating cancer, the science of n atomic clock and its effects on global timekeeping and global positioning, the advancements of implants, and an academic who proposes that the official calendar year add an additional 24 hours each year. - Episode 59E59
Episode 59 Scope's hosts The hosts of Scope bring us up to date on open source coding and its effects on the emerging internet culture, a genius who has created a functioning robotic intelligence capable of feeling emotions and reacting empathetically, a transplant that replicate molecules identically, and the surprisingly prevalent presence of caviar in world cuisine and the endangered sturgeon family that births it. - Episode 60E60
Episode 60 The hosts of Scope catch up with a hologram designer who uses lasers to create the holographic projection we all take for granted, a state of the art police simulator, the genetic engineering of rats and other animals for medicines and other health improvements, and a scientist whose research has shed immeasurable light on the sun's effects on the Earth. - Episode 61E61
Episode 61 The hosts of Scope uncover such intriguing topics as a European anti-depressant whose controversial makeup raises international ethical questions, a research method for making sense of electric fires, computer-generated analysis of the circumstances surrounding James Dean's death, and more. - Episode 62E62
Episode 62 The hosts of Scope enlighten on topics ranging from the emerging and perpetually transforming sphere of computer law, the science behind artificially capturing and replicating natural smells, a career program for adults looking to change paths to consider a field in medicine, and the drugs that treat manic depression effectively. - Episode 65E65
Episode 65 The hosts of Scope dedicate this uniquely special episode to all things surround win: winemaking, wine tasting, wine reviewing. Beyond just the basic love of an occasional bottle of wine, there is an entire industry surrounding how this treat gets from the ground to the consumer's cup.