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Season 2, #1 Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates whether a “doomsday asteroid” the size of the Rose Bowl will hit the earth in 2036.
  • Original10/3/2006
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Season 2, #2 Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson meets up with investigators trying to solve a 250-million-year-old murder mystery.
  • Original11/21/2006
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Season 2, #3 A pill that could extend the human lifespan; space elevators; satellite imaging of Mayan ruins; and a profile of “The Bacteria Whisperer.”
  • Original1/9/2007
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Season 2, #5 Epigenetics; a sculpture on the CIA campus; a discovery about T-Rex by housewife-turned-scientist Mary Schweitzer; and a profile of Arlie Petters, who holds a joint appointment in math and physics at Duke University.
  • Original7/24/2007
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Episode 301 Dark matter; experiments with memory loss in mice; “digital detective” Hany Farid, professor of computer science at Dartmouth; and the “wisdom of the crowd.”
  • Original6/25/2008
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Episode 305

A new view of leeches; SETI — the search for extraterrestrial intelligence; stem cells; and a profile of Edie Widder, a specialist in marine bioluminescence.

  • Original7/16/2008
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Episode 401 Artifical diamonds; anthrax attacks; “AutoTune”; profile of Luis von Ahn.
  • Original6/30/2009
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Episode 402 The Kepler telescope; discovering genes for Alzheimer’s and autism; using computers to authenticate paintings; profile of Maydianne Andrade
  • Original7/7/2009
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Episode 403 Two drugs that may aid kids with muscular dystrophy; demise of the dinosaurs; profile of Franklin Chang-Diaz; northern lights.
  • Original7/14/2009
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Episode 404 The science behind our sense of taste; carbon sequestration; evolutionary roots of human language; profile of medical engineer Sangeeta Bhatia.
  • Original7/21/2009
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Episode 405 Rockets to the moon; the oldest known organic molecules on earth; neuronal processes that lead to producing sound; profile of Lonnie Thompson

  • Original7/21/2009
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