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Rachel Fairbank: Scientist Or Subject?

February 5, 2016

While being treated after an accident, Rachel Fairbank struggles with not being the researcher.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags Medicine, Research
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Sarah Schlesinger: Experimental Treatments

June 28, 2014

Immunologist Sarah Schlesinger must try to save her mentor's life with his own work in cellular immunity.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Medicine, Cancer, Research
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Moran Cerf: Finding Fear

June 12, 2014

When he misses the opportunity to work with one of the most famous patients in neuroscience, Moran Cerf takes an unorthodox approach.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Brains, Neuroscience, Research
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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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Alan Lightman: More than just the equations

October 6, 2013

From a (mostly) successful model rocket launch to a missed opportunity by Richard Feynman, Alan Lightman learns that the equations aren't the whole story.

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In 2013 - Part 2 Tags Physics, Growing up, Research
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John Rennie: The lab safety officer

September 1, 2013

After he's named lab safety officer, John Rennie must recover a precious sample from the bottom of a vat of liquid nitrogen. So he reaches in.

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In 2013 - Part 2 Tags school, Research
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Aditi: How to impress your graduate advisor

July 28, 2013

As a new, super competitive, graduate student Aditi thinks she has the perfect way to impress her advisor and labmates ... until one night it spirals a tiny bit out of control.

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In 2013 - Part 2 Tags School, Research
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Justin Werfel: Robotics lessons from termites

June 16, 2013

A physicist decides that the best way to make progress on his robotics project is to go to Namibia to study termites.

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In 2013 - Part 2 Tags Physics, Biology, Technology, Research
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Andre Fenton: The twisting road from basic brain research to helping malaria patients

March 3, 2013

André Fenton always wanted to do research at the most fundamental level -- to uncover basic truths about memory and how it works, never mind how useful. But a friend's accident unexpectedly leads to him inventing a spectacularly useful, and lifesaving, device.

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In 2013 - Part 1 Tags Neuroscience, Medicine, Technology, Research
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Anica Rissi: Confessions of a fourth-grade science fraud

February 3, 2013

Anica Rissi realizes the true purpose of her science project: to increase her popularity. But how far is she willing to go?

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In 2013 - Part 1 Tags School, Research
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