Season 2013
Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Steven Pinker: The Colbert Training Guide
Steven Pinker offers tips on how to withstand the heckling of comedian Stephen Colbert.
Steven Pinker: The Colbert Training Guide
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Steven Pinker: Threats, Bribes, and Come-ons...
Steven Pinker explains why we pussy-foot around when communicating uncomfortable subjects.
Steven Pinker: Threats, Bribes, and Come-ons...
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Steven Pinker: If the World is Safer, Why Can I Still Die?
Steven Pinker dodges bullets from sources and says humans are doing better as a species.
Steven Pinker: If the World is Safer, Why Can I Still Die?
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Steven Pinker: Good and Evil in 30 Seconds
Steven Pinker 30 seconds to explain good and evil, and he's an angel (and a devil)
Steven Pinker: Good and Evil in 30 Seconds
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Danielle Whittaker: Angry Birds, Loving Birds
Danielle Whittaker discusses what makes birds angry and loving.
Danielle Whittaker: Angry Birds, Loving Birds
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Danielle Whittaker: Roller Derby 101
Danielle Whittaker Roller Derby 101
Danielle Whittaker: Roller Derby 101
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Danielle Whittaker: Chunk Rock Girl
Danielle Whittaker learns to skate, blows a whistle and becomes a "vixen."
Danielle Whittaker: Chunk Rock Girl
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30 Second Science: Danielle Whittaker
We ask Danielle Whittaker to describe her science and she tells us about bird love.
30 Second Science: Danielle Whittaker
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Danielle Whittaker: Smellraiser
Danielle Whittaker says "birds can too smell" and sets out to prove it.
Danielle Whittaker: Smellraiser
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10 Final Questions for Mayim Bialik
We ask Mayim Bialik 10 final questions.
10 Final Questions for Mayim Bialik
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We ask Hugh Herr 10 questions and he talks about beating up the Six Million Dollar Man.
10 Questions for Hugh Herr
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Hugh Herr: Gorgeous Sculptures
Hugh Herr loses his own legs, then learns how to make immortal legs for himself & others.
Hugh Herr: Gorgeous Sculptures
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Hugh Herr has 30 seconds, and he shows that bionic legs can help you think & speak quickly
30 Second Science: Hugh Herr
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We ask Mireya Mayor 10 questions and she says the words "loin cloth."
10 Questions for Mireya Mayor
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Mireya Mayor gets chased by gorillas and eats rice and beans, all for the love of a lemur.
Mireya Mayor: A Born Explorer
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30 Second Science: Mireya Mayor
Mireya Mayor has 30 seconds to describe her science, and ponders over her leftover time.
30 Second Science: Mireya Mayor
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We ask Paul Frommer 10 Questions. He claims that he and Tom Cruise were separated at birth
10 Questions for Paul Frommer
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Paul Frommer: Creating A Language
Paul Frommer invents a language for a popular movie & teaches it to people in blue make-up
Paul Frommer: Creating A Language
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30 Second Science: Paul Frommer
Paul Frommer has 30 seconds to explain his science, & uses language to talk about language
30 Second Science: Paul Frommer
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10 Questions for Tanzeem Choudhury
We ask Tanzeem Choudhury 10 questions, and she reveals her love for "cool, talking cars".
10 Questions for Tanzeem Choudhury
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Tanzeem Choudhury: I Took It As A Challenge!
Tanzeem Choudhury comes to digital tech later than most, then makes it do amazing things.
Tanzeem Choudhury: I Took It As A Challenge!
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Tanzeem Choudhury: The Sad Clown Fish
Tanzeem Choudhury turns your phone into a tool for measuring your emotional well-being.
Tanzeem Choudhury: The Sad Clown Fish
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30 Second Science: Tanzeem Choudhury
We gave Tanzeem Choudhury 30 seconds to explain her science. She nailed it on the 3rd try.
30 Second Science: Tanzeem Choudhury
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We ask Maria Klawe 10 questions and she confesses her abiding love for Super Mario Bros.