Video: Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
Alan Alda brings his unique blend of curiosity and humor to the exploration of the latest trends in science, medicine, technology and the environment.
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Scientific American Frontiers | You Can Make It On Your Own | PBS (#1309)
Full Program: As digital technology gets smaller and less expensive, it is empowering people in unprecedented ways. 55:44
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Scientific American Frontiers | Worried Sick | PBS (#1310)
Full Program: Stress is the curse of modern living, but is it actually so new? 56:04
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Scientific American Frontiers | Losing It | PBS (#1401)
Full Program: This sequel to a popular FRONTIERS episode, "Fat and Happy?," tackles the basic problem that confronts those who are overweight -- how to lose weight and keep it off over the long term. 55:28
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Scientific American Frontiers | Don't Forget | PBS (#1402)
Full Program: Alan Alda investigates how people create memories - and how as they age, memories become slippery and elusive, sometimes vanishing forever. 55:52
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Scientific American Frontiers | Future Car | PBS (#1403)
Full Program: Alan Alda visits the research labs and testing tracks of the Big Three auto makers to find out what people will be driving 10-20 years from now. 55:49
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Scientific American Frontiers | Hot Times in Alaska | PBS (#1404)
Full Program: Alaska is warming up. It's now a few degrees warmer than it was a century and a half ago, and the trend seems to be accelerating. 55:44
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Scientific American Frontiers | Coming to America | PBS (#1406)
Full Program: Who were the first people to populate the Americas, and when did they get here? 56:15
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Scientific American Frontiers | The Dark Side of the Universe | PBS (#1405)
Full Program: Alan Alda joins some of the world's leading astronomers as they wrestle with the implications of their latest discoveries: that everything we can see, from the world around us to the most distant... 55:15
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Scientific American Frontiers | Chimp Minds | PBS (#1504)
Full Program: A visit with an engaging if unruly bunch of cousins that we formally broke up with about 6 or 7 million years ago. 26:22
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Scientific American Frontiers | Cybersenses | PBS (#1509)
Full Program: Replacement synthetic senses for people are now a reality. 26:20
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Scientific American Frontiers | The Secret Canyon | PBS (#1508)
Full Program: The best kept secret of American archeology is now revealed. 26:20
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Scientific American Frontiers | Hidden Motives | PBS (#1507)
Full Program: If you think you know why you do things, you're probably wrong. 26:22
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Scientific American Frontiers | Robot Pals | PBS (#1510)
Full Program: We'll meet three robots - including a future member of an astronaut team - that are trying to better understand us. 26:23
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Scientific American Frontiers | Hot Planet - Cold Comfort | PBS (#1505)
Full Program: So you think global warming won't affect you? 26:09
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Scientific American Frontiers | Hydrogen Hopes | PBS (#1506)
Full Program: We've all heard of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? 26:24
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Scientific American Frontiers | Cars that Think | PBS (#1502)
Full Program: Cars that do your thinking for you are just around the corner. 26:22
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Scientific American Frontiers | Going Deep | PBS (#1503)
Full Program: The deep sub Alvin, past and future. 26:23
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Scientific American Frontiers | Surgical Slimmers | PBS (#1501)
Full Program: In spite of the risks, people are lining up to solve their weight problems in the operating room. 26:29
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