Real Science
Project Planet (Ecologist & Geologist) (#805)
Ecologist & Geologist: Erosion and explosion! These scientists are working to avoid just that. First, visit a neglected creek in Richmond, California that ecologists are working hard to restore. Then, take the windy roads to the Long Valley calderas in Mammoth Lakes, California to discover how a geologist is using lasers to measure seismic pressure.
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Program Description: From alligator-infested waters to quiet sleep labs--from the top of the San Francisco Bay Bridge to under the sea in a submarine--Real Science takes students behind the scenes into the real world of today's scientists and engineers.
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"Fish Power" (Aquaculturist & Marine Biologist) (#705)
Aquaculturist and Marine Biologist: First, tour the aquaculture facility at Hubbs-Sea World where scientists are working to assess how to restock depleted marine fisheries. Then, discover how the unique muscle structure of the giant tuna enables it to swim more than forty miles per hour.
- Tue, March 16, 11:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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"A Vial of Knowledge" ( Biologist & Arachnologist) (#706)
Biologist and Arachnologist: Scientists get out their syringes to learn about animal stress and venom! First, it's a boat ride to Gull Island, Alaska where biologists monitor stress hormones in birds affected by an oil spill. Then, it's time to capture orb weaver spiders near Tucson, Arizona to determine the reason spiders have different types of venom.
- Tue, March 16, 11:29 PM on IPTV Learns
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"Snowy Secrets" (Glacial Geologist & Civil Engineer) (#707)
Glacial Geologist and Civil Engineer: Get on your snow boots and sunglasses for a breathtaking hike of Matanuska Glacier, Alaska and discover the environmental significance of this giant beauty. Then, ski out to a site in the Sierra Nevada foothills and learn how environmental engineers can determine our water supply by measuring the water content of the annual snowpack.
- Tue, March 23, 11:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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"Mystical Creatures" (Paleontolgist & Marine Biologist) (#708)
Paleontologist and Marine Biologist: First, it's off to San Bernadino County, California to unearth he mystery of the mastodon. Then, get a behind-the-scenes look at rare seahorses at the National Aquarium in Baltimore for an exhibit that presents one of the most comprehensive collections of these little-understood animals.
- Tue, March 23, 11:26 PM on IPTV Learns
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"Dig It" (Archaeologist & Geologist) (#709)
Archaeologist and Geologist: First, discover the secrets of the Alaska Gold Rush as archaeologists unearth a history buried beneath a forest. Then, it's off to visit the Hall of Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian to learn about techniques geologists use to analyze rock specimens.
- Tue, March 30, 11:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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"Seeing The Sea" (Marine Ecologist & Aquarist) (#710)
Marine Ecologist and Aquarist: First, fly over the ocean with a marine ecologist testing new research methods to monitor the ocean's health. Then, go snorkeling in an aquarium environment near Cape Cod to learn how scientists monitor animal health.
- Tue, March 30, 11:26 PM on IPTV Learns
Past Episodes
These episodes of Real Science aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- "Insect Carriers" (Entomologists) (#704)
- "Water Rescue" (Limnologist & Veterinarian) (#703)
- "Frog Study" (Wildlife Biologists) (#702)
- "Web of Life" (Software Test Engineer & Zoology Educator) (#701)
- A Healthy Balance (Pediatrician & Wildlife Biologist) (#806)
- Project Planet (Ecologist & Geologist) (#805)
- Water Wonders (Aquarist & Marine Biologist) (#804)
- Who's Hoo? (Owl Biologist & Lepidopterist) (#803)
- Exploring You & Me (Biomedical Researcher & Anthropologist) (#802)
- Space Encounters (Astronomer & Geochemist) (#801)

