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Sara Seager: A New Search For Life

April 30, 2014

In the midst of her search for life on other planets, astrophysicist Sara Seager's own world is shattered when her husband is told he has stage three cancer.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Astronomy, Family, Cancer
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Jack El-Hai: Too Close To The Subject

April 23, 2014

Writer Jack El-Hai worries about his own state of mind when he spends time in the files of the psychiatrist who examined Nazi leaders.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Psychology, Writing
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Baratunde Cola: The Comeback

April 15, 2014

Doomed to be the waterboy after tearing his ACL, engineering student Baratunde Cola is determined to make it back to his college's football team.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Engineering, Sports
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Nick Hud: The Origin Of Life

April 8, 2014

For years, chemist Nick Hud struggles to share his work with his Catholic mother, until he finds help from a surprising source.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Religion, Biology
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Amy Cuddy: Passing As Myself

April 2, 2014

After a terrible head injury, Amy Cuddy wakes up in the hospital to find she's a different person.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Psychology, Identity
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Shannon Cason: The perfect solution

March 25, 2014

Shannon Cason turns to science to save his tumultuous marriage.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Family, Biology
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Deena Walker: Just Like My Sister

March 17, 2014

When anxiety begins to overtake her, biology student Deena Walker begins to worry she'll end up just like her mentally ill sister.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Psychology, Neuroscience, Family
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Charles van Rees: Suffering For Science

March 10, 2014

Charles Van Rees desperately pursues a bird through the desert for the sake of data.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Research, Biology, Adventure
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Amy: The Caretaker Look

March 3, 2014

Amy is passionate about becoming a hospice nurse, but finds she can't fully understand what the families she works with are going through--until one day.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Family, Biology, Aging, Medicine
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Rabiah Mayas: Identical Twins

February 24, 2014

An accidental revelation causes Rabiah Mayas to question her identity.

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In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Family, Genetics, Biology
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