Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
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John Horgan: The Dangers of Hanging Out with Terrorists - John Horgan interviews an IRA terrorist and wonders if he's made a huge (and perhaps dangerous) mistake in his life choices.
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John Horgan: The Dangers of Hanging Out with Terrorists
John Horgan interviews an IRA terrorist and wonders if he's made a huge mistake.
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John Horgan: There's Always Hope
John Horgan studies terrorists and finds nuance and complexity where others see only evil.
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Nicole Prause: What Women (Don't) Need
A bunch of men try to create a kind of "female viagra," but they forget to talk to women.
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Nicole Prause: Great Balls of Fire
Nicole Prause finally gets a Harley Davidson... and all hell breaks loose!
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Nicole Prause: You Gotta Fight for Your Right to do Science
Nicole Prause asks questions about human sexuality that scare other scientists.
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Chris Hadfield: The Universe Surrounds You
Chris Hadfield takes a walk in outer - and inner - space.
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Chris Hadfield: Deep Questions for a Star Man
We ask astronaut Chris Hadfield a bunch of silly questions.
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Chris Hadfield: Space Oddity
Chris Hadfield makes a music video tribute to David Bowie and returns a viral sensation.
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Janet Iwasa: Animating HIV
Janet Iwasa uses heranimation skills to depict HIV cells.
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Janet Iwasa: Science Goes Hollywood
Janet Iwasa studies animation in Hollywood.
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Janet Iwasa: Biologists with Movies in Their Heads
Janet Iwasa animates creates a beautiful way to communicate about the molecular world.
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Danica McKellar: My First Kiss
Danica and Winnie both have thier first kiss on the set of "The Wonder Years".
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Danica McKellar: Math Doesn't Suck
Danica McKellar's first math book helps girls become BFFs with math.
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Danica McKellar: Are You the Girl from "The Wonder Years"?
Danica McKellar becomes Winnie Cooper... then she finds out that she's something more.
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Cynthia Erenas: A Big Change in the World
Cynthia Erenas dreams big, builds technology and challenges gender roles.
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Cynthia Erenas: cynthia.i.am
Cynthia Erenas connects with will.i.am and becomes a superstar teen roboticist.
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Cynthia Erenas: 30 Seconds on Building Your First Robot
We give Cynthia Erenas 30 seconds to offer tips on robot-building.
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Bisi Ezerioha: Zen and the Art of Automotive Maintenance
Bisi Ezerioha drives really, really fast to find his calm peaceful center.
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Bisi Ezerioha: Minivan On Top (Gear)
Bisi Ezerioha gives the keys to his 1029 horsepower mini-van to the guys from "Top Gear."
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Bisi Ezerioha: The Movies Never Get It Right
Bisi reveals that even the very coolest car movies typically get the science wrong.
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Bisi Ezerioha: The Fast and the Curious
Bisi Ezerioha takes things apart and puts them together so they'll go VROOM!
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Jessica Cail: My Doctorate in Bullwhip
Jessica Cail describes her favorite onscreen whip-wielding... including her own.
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Jessica Cail: Addictions...From Drugs to Stunts
Jessica Cail studies addictions and then she beats people up in TV shows and movies.
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Jessica Cail: 30 Seconds on the Science of Addiction
Jessica Cail does a good job describing the science of addiction.
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Chris McKinlay: The Two Ends of BuzzFeed
After his adventures in dating, Chris McKinlay finds that BuzzFeed is deeply conflicted.
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Chris McKinlay: The Best Dating Website?
Chris McKinlay assesses the various dating websites and shares the best possible advice.
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Chris McKinlay: I Hacked OkCupid
Chris McKinlay uses the power of super-computing - and his own brain - to "trend globally"
About Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Scientists are just like everyone else -they've got secrets. So who knows what happens when the lab coats come off? Actually, we do. And now you can too. In this series of short, web-exclusive videos, you'll meet intriguing scientists and engineers, and learn about their surprising lives outside the proverbial lab.
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