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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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Sarah Schlesinger: Experimental Treatments

June 5, 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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Marjorie Winther: Lighting A Fire

May 27, 2014

As a science teacher, Marjorie Winther has both entertaining and troubling times with her students, but when she brings them to the South she discovers a whole new side of them.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags School, Society
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Margaret Geller: Mapping The Universe

May 21, 2014

As a grad student, Margaret Geller is invited to a private island off the coast of Maine by legendary physicist John Wheeler and his wife, for a trip she'll never forget.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Physics, Astronomy, Career
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Carl Zimmer: Safety Carl Versus Gamera

May 14, 2014

Science writer Carl Zimmer grew up loving monster movies, but he never guessed a real monster would show up in his own backyard.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Family, Animals, Biology
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Abby Rabinowitz: Surrogate storytelling

May 7, 2014

Journalist Abby Rabinowitz embarks on a journey through India's burgeoning surrogacy industry in search of a missing baby.

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In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Biology, Medicine, Society
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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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