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Mission Unstoppable - Episode Guide

Season 1

Songs, Sweets and Space

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2019

Songs, Sweets and Space

Two Hollywood music producers explain the science behind your favorite pop hits, an inventor shares how they engineered a sweet twist on ice cream, and a NASA roboticist explains what it takes to drive the Mars Curiosity rover. LaurDIY shows how to make colorful "Liquid Lava" at home.

Tools, Teeth, and Tusks

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2019

Tools, Teeth, and Tusks

An expert engineer builds our self-esteem by building a tool box, a shark expert shares freaky creatures from the deep, and a scientist uncovers the prehistoric giants hiding below one of Americas biggest cities. LaurDIY explains the science behind a chocolate shell you can make at home.

Nets, Neighborhoods and NASA

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2019

Nets, Neighborhoods and NASA

An engineer with an exciting double life, a dynamic researcher leads a scavenger hunt to find the environmental factors affecting our neighborhoods, and two NASA scientists searching for the origin of life. LaurDIY makes kinetic sand.

Bots, Bears, and Bones

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2019

Bots, Bears, and Bones

A mechanical engineer who teaches robots to dance, a carnivore ecologist who tracks bears, and a paleoanthropologist who studies the evolution of the human diet by looking at the markings on million-year-old bones! Dr. Brain explains the brain science behind softball.

Teeth, Tremors and Tech

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2019

Teeth, Tremors and Tech

A biomedical engineer fixes bones with oyster shells; a geologist shares the science behind quakes on Earth and beyond; and a data scientist explains how our information shapes our communities and lives. LaurDIY shares a "mathmagical" trick you can do at home.

Fusion, Friends and Flerovium

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2019

Fusion, Friends and Flerovium

A brilliant scientist can make stars here on Earth using lasers; an augmented reality game teaches kids how to get along better, quantum computers are the future of computing; and meet a scientist who helped add new elements to the periodic table!

Sharks, Songs, Sports and Sand

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2019

Sharks, Songs, Sports and Sand

A shark is discovered right in the middle of a museum storage area! Plus, learn the secret behind writing hit songs, how your brain reacts to sports, and how to make kinetic sand in the comfort of your own kitchen!

A Biochip, a Bot, and a Biobus

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2019

A Biochip, a Bot, and a Biobus

A biomedical engineer who's working on putting your brain on a microchip, the woman behind the amazing Mars Rover; and a bus that is really a traveling biology lab in New York City!

A Night Flier, a NASA Natural, and a New Innovation

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2019

A Night Flier, a NASA Natural, and a New Innovation

A zoologist who loves bats so much she's dedicated her whole life to them, the former NASA Chief Scientist who is certain you're going to mars, and a high school student who invented a new way to make a prosthetic device for a man in need.

Conservation, Crystals, and the Corpus Callosum

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2020

Conservation, Crystals, and the Corpus Callosum

A marine biologist helps turtle conservation; a physicist accomplishes what scientists said was impossible; a neuroscientist who understands how the brain talks to itself.

Algae, Asteroids, and Astrophysics

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2020

Algae, Asteroids, and Astrophysics

An engineer saves the environment from a dangerous undersea threat; a team that protects the planet using physics; a scientist who knows what's science and what's fiction in sci-fi films.

Bots, Bacteria, and Building

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2020

Bots, Bacteria, and Building

A robot that can show kids how to share; a scientist who studies squid and their unlikely symbiotic friends; a mechanical engineer builds toys for the nation's future female STEM stars.

Apples, Apes, and Artificial Intelligence

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2020

Apples, Apes, and Artificial Intelligence

A coach uses science to keep her players in shape; an expert who studies singing apes; a computer engineer who is making artificial intelligence more equitable for all people.

Fingertips, Fractures, and Frequencies

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2020

Fingertips, Fractures, and Frequencies

A forensic scientist uses STEM to solve crimes; a bioengineer makes sports safer; a military specialist works on the most sophisticated radar systems in the world.

Turtles, Teeth, and Technology

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2020

Turtles, Teeth, and Technology

A marine biologist spends her day with baby sea turtles; a biomedical engineer uses techniques from the Mayans to improve modern dentistry; a dancer trains robots to move more humanlike.

Propulsion, Probability, and Perseverance

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2020

Propulsion, Probability, and Perseverance

A statistician shows the math behind games of chance; a physicist who is launching a rocket to learn about the sun; what NASA does when a space mission doesn't go according to plan.

Flying, Fitness, and Forensics

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2020

Flying, Fitness, and Forensics

A mechanical systems engineer who knows how to make things fly; a biomedical engineer rock climbs in the name of science; a nurse who specializes in treating radiological accidents.

Pictures, Protection, and Pressure

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2020

Pictures, Protection, and Pressure

A scientist uses photography to document the impact of severe weather events and climate change; cybersecurity specialists purposefully break into computers; a team of female firefighters make putting out flames an exact science.

Marine Biology, Moon Rock, and Molecules

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2020

Marine Biology, Moon Rock, and Molecules

A marine biologist who trains sharks; a geologist who compares Hawaiian rock to moon rock; a cloud research specialist who knows exactly where water has been.

Stinger, Statues and Solar Power

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: May 2, 2020

Stinger, Statues and Solar Power

Scorpions that glow in the dark; life-size statues that can be made in record time; how lasers are helping advancements in solar power.

Big Bones, Boss Waves, and Burning Stars

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: May 16, 2020

Big Bones, Boss Waves, and Burning Stars

A paleontologist shows how to get dinosaur bones out of rock; the science behind surf; stars that are different colors based on what they're made of.

Coding, Coral and a Concoction

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: May 23, 2020

Coding, Coral and a Concoction

A computer expert makes sure everyone can be a coder; the fight to save coral reefs; how science is using stretchy material to make cutting-edge electronics.

A Chemist, More Chemists, and a Conservationist

Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2020

A Chemist, More Chemists, and a Conservationist

A science entertainer shows us the way to entertain using science; over 60 "Thundercloud" reactions are set off; and we meet an ecologist working to save our wetlands and coasts.

Snapshots, Scorpions, and Sharks!

Episode: 1x26 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2020

Snapshots, Scorpions, and Sharks!

A photographer uses pictures to help save the environment; we go on a scorpion hunt with an expert; and it turns out that sharks can be trained - at least a little!

Season 2

Caves, Chemistry, and Crickets

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2021

Caves, Chemistry, and Crickets

An archeologist talks about the evolution of early man. A chemist uses exercise to show how science solutions play an important role in exercise for our bodies. A weather influencer shows us how to make a thunderstorm in an aquarium. An invertebrate keeper talks about the millions of insects she takes care of and their roles in the environment.

Foragers, Filter Feeders, and Phones

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2021

Foragers, Filter Feeders, and Phones

Pika biologist talks about how pikas thrive in certain environments. Marine biologist shows how oysters help clean the ocean. STEM Queen shows us how to make a kitchen science elephant. A female CEO shows the importance of networks.

Speech and Space Suits, Beetles and Bursts

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2021

Speech and Space Suits, Beetles and Bursts

Doctor of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science shows how speech is used in training dogs. Insect scientist shows us how she uses beetles to control invasive plant species. STEM Queen shows us how to make milk fireworks. Astronautics professor shows the innovative space suit she designed.

Physics, Flames, and Funnels

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2021

Physics, Flames, and Funnels

Particle physicist demonstrates the physics behind makeup. Fire ecologist teaches about how different environments burn from fires differently and how fires spread. Weather Influencer demonstrates how to make a tornado in a garage. Creative re-use recycling center shows how to use STEM to recycle items to make into art.

Construction, Clouds and Climate

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2021

Construction, Clouds and Climate

Computer science engineer uses scientific data to help deliver medicines to people more quickly. Two project engineers show how many people need to work together in construction to build a skyscraper. Weather influencer demonstrates how to make a cloud in a bottle. Earth scientist for NASA uses observational science as she studies climate change.

Birds, Biomes, and Bitey

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2021

Birds, Biomes, and Bitey

Biologist studies pelicans on the Great Salt Lake which is the largest pelican breeding grounds. Horticulturist teaches what plants are heat resistant. STEM Queen shows how to make a DIY oobleck. Shark researcher shows where sharks hang out in the ocean.

Microbes, Metals, and Museums

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2021

Microbes, Metals, and Museums

A doctor who studies salt loving microbes in the Great Salt Lake and why certain parts of the lake are pink. Immunologist shows how the immune system fights viruses like COVID-19. STEM Queen shows what makes gallium different from other metals. Museum exhibit developer shows how she develops interactive exhibits.

Make-Up, Medicine Delivery, and Milk Fireworks

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2021

Make-Up, Medicine Delivery, and Milk Fireworks

An archeologist talks about the evolution of early man. Particle physicist demonstrates the physics behind makeup. Computer science engineer uses scientific data to help deliver medicines to people more quickly. STEM Queen shows us how to make milk Fireworks.

Extraction, Electricity, and Engineering

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2021

Extraction, Electricity, and Engineering

MIT student who studies synthetic biology demonstrates how to extract DNA from fruit. An inventor shows how she uses electric currents to make us better when we are sick. STEM Queen shows us how to use science to blow up a balloon. Mechanical engineer shows how she helped develop devices to help people with disabilities.

Resting, Repairing, and Roasting

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2021

Resting, Repairing, and Roasting

A behavioral scientist performs a sleep study on Erica Hernandez. A sports scientist shows how she's changing the world with the latest technology. Molecular biologist shows how she uses science and cell division to design clothes.

Darling Whales, Dry Deserts, and Do-It Yourself Science

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2021

Darling Whales, Dry Deserts, and Do-It Yourself Science

A beluga whale trainer shows how to care for and train beluga whales. A naturalist teaches about how plants and animals survive in extreme environments like the desert. STEM innovator shows how she created a technology to track early signs of neurological diseases.

Combat, Chemistry, and Communication

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2021

Combat, Chemistry, and Communication

Immunologist shows how the immune system fights viruses like COVID-19. A chemist uses exercise to show how science solutions play an important role in exercise for our bodies. Doctor of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science shows how speech is used in training dogs.

Crickets, Cakes, and Crawlers

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: May 1, 2021

Crickets, Cakes, and Crawlers

A Graduate researcher shows how to use insects to reduce meat consumption. A Mathematician shows how to use math in baking. Influencers get a science surprise from Miranda. A Science Educator teaches about environmental conservation and snakes.

Friction, Flurries, and Foliage

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: May 8, 2021

Friction, Flurries, and Foliage

A group of arborists show how they take care of trees. A microbiologist who studies animals and humans explains how animals and humans experience illnesses differently and how they can be spread to each other. Influencers show you how to make DIY snow. Tribologists teach about friction and lubrication.

Lassoing Lizards, Surveying Sharks, and Problematic Perception

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: May 15, 2021

Lassoing Lizards, Surveying Sharks, and Problematic Perception

A herpetologist teaches about lizards and shows how to lasso and catch lizards safely in the desert. A shark researcher who studies what sharks eat shows how she gets samples of their shark's eating habits. Miranda Cosgrove calls Esther Povitsky with science facts about quokkas. A cognitive scientist explains how perception works.

Astronomy, Aquariums and Artificial Heart

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: May 22, 2021

Astronomy, Aquariums and Artificial Heart

An educator shows how she swabs frogs to make sure their skin and environment is healthy and safe for them. A children's cardiologist is creating cutting-edge technology for heart surgery. An astrophysicist teaches about her studies in finding new galaxies that have not been discovered yet. An influencer shows how to make a DIY glitter experiment.

Super Stars, Savvy Screens and Sensory Robots

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: May 29, 2021

Super Stars, Savvy Screens and Sensory Robots

An astrophysics professor shows how to build telescopes and shows how they work. A designer shows how design and engineering work together to make cutting-edge technology in cars. An engineer shows how she made a fingertip sensing robot. Miranda Cosgrove calls Esther Povitsky with science facts about wisdom teeth.

Landscape, Seascape, Mindscape

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Jul 3, 2021

Landscape, Seascape, Mindscape

A deep sea explorer shows the equipment she uses to explore the depths of the oceans. A neuroscientist explains the science behind dreams. A middle school teacher prepares her students for their robotics club competitions. A hydrologist demonstrates how fires impact the water supply.

Trekky, Tricky and Tasty

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Jul 24, 2021

Trekky, Tricky and Tasty

A deep sea explorer who goes on unique expeditions to discover parts of the sea that have never been explored. A mathematician shows tricks to make math fun. A neuroscientist explains what's going on in the brain when someone has a crush. A food scientist demonstrates how we taste and experience food.

Printing, Planting and Popularity

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2021

Printing, Planting and Popularity

A college student shows how she uses her 3D printer. An environmental restorationist shows how she works to restore the natural environment with her team. A microbiologist shows how to make a do-it-yourself microscope. A neuroscientist explains what's going on in the brain when someone feels left out.

Snow, Snakes and Sports Science

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Jul 10, 2021

Snow, Snakes and Sports Science

Influencers show you how to make DIY snow. A Science Educator teaches about environmental conservation and snakes. A sports scientist shows how she's changing the world with the latest technology. 

Your Brain, Your Breath and Your Blow Dryer

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2021

Your Brain, Your Breath and Your Blow Dryer

A neuroscientist tests how well someone's brain is aging. A scuba instructor explains the science behind SCUBA diving. Miranda shows how to make your own ring light. A beauty scientist shows what's inside a blow dryer and how it works.

Artifacts, Attraction, and Aurora Borealis

Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2021

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A digital archaeologist uses technology to discover more about the past; a scientist shows how she studies the weather in space; a content creator shows how she uses science to pull pranks on her friends; using beets to detect infections in sutures.

Innovative Islands, Capturing Carbon and Awesome Absorption

Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2021

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How aquariums work to restore wildlife inside and outside of the aquarium; trapping and reducing greenhouse gases; a content creator uses science to pull pranks on her friends; how different surfaces react differently to falling objects.

Forgeries, Frequencies and Phenolphthalein

Episode: 2x25 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2021

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A forensic scientist uses handwriting to solve crimes; how atomic clocks work; a content creator uses science to pull pranks on her friends; a video game producer shows a game she created using virtual reality.

Best of — Biology, Buds, and Brains

Episode: 2x26 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2021

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How to extract DNA from fruit; how humans taste and experience food; science facts; what's going on in the brain when one has a crush.

Season 3

Beats, Bugs, and Bismuth

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2021

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How STEM and dance can come together to teach and empower girls; bug catching with an entomologist; a geologist shows how to grow crystals from home using bismuth; a biomedical scientist shows how her portable lab works.

Tones, Trees, and Temperatures

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2021

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An engineer uses different sounds to demonstrate what sound waves visually look like; experiments that are taking place in the forest; how electrical circuits react to different temperatures; the effects of carbon dioxide in the environment.

Robots, Rocks, and Rivers

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2021

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A roboticist shows how she can combine her passion for origami with robotics; a chemist shows how to make bioplastics; a geologist shows how to test minerals; a scientist tests stream systems to see what toxins are in them.

Handwings, History, and Henna

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2021

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A bat scientist dedicates her life to studying them; a paleontologist demonstrates fossil prep work; a digital archaeologist uses technology to discover more about the past; influencers show how to make DIY glitter glue.

Caves, Chemistry, and Coral

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2021

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The types of microbes existing in caves; how to make one's own lipstick using chemistry; how plate tectonics work; octocorals and why they are so prolific in the Caribbean.

Electricity, Engineering, and E-Games

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2021

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A STEM superstar shows how her love of video games led to her dream career; how fungi are used to make antibiotics; the basics of static electricity; a nuclear engineer finds and makes isotopes in a nuclear engineering center.

Bass, Batteries, and Bees

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2021

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How the latest technology is being used to improve agriculture; the giant sea bass population off the coast of California; how to make a battery with a lemon; the importance of bees to crops and the food supply.

Spelunking, Swabbing, and Self-Folding Robots

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2021

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How to make a cloud in a bottle; an educator shows how she swabs frogs to make sure their skin and environment is healthy and safe for them; a roboticist combines her passion for origami with robotics; the types of microbes existing in caves.

Tracking, Training, Tracing

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2022

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Sustainable fuel made from kelp; tracking wild orca populations; a digital forensic expert explains how she finds deleted data; how to form positive habits and break bad ones.

Excellence, Excipients, and Engineerings

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2022

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The four Cs of diamond grading; how vitamins are made; how the bacteria in the gut can affect the brain's ability to function; 3D printing and a printer big enough to print a car.

Starch, S'mores and Soundwaves

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2022

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Making plastic out of potatoes; Barbosa Rocks uses s'mores to explain the Earth's plate tectonics; a computer engineer combines STEM with her passion for dance through LED dance outfits; a sand experiment shows how to "see" sound waves.

Racing, Roaming and Radioactivity

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2022

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A nuclear engineer shows the radioactive decay that's all around; a STEM educator races lunar rovers on Earth and inspired by NASA's own lunar missions; Dr. Brain explains the science behind anxiety; civil engineers make maps of the wild.

Sensors, Spinels, and Scary Movies

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2022

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A structural engineer makes buildings as sensitive as humans; what makes gems so unique; why scary movies make palms sweaty; permafrost experts show ancient finds presrved in layers of soil and ice for thousands of years.

Wildlife, Wattage, and Writing Code

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2022

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A wildlife biologist tracks animals in the Alaskan forest; a teacher shows how she inspires the next generation of STEM innovators; the life cycle of stars; the future of alternative power through the use of hydrokinetic turbines.

Defying, Diving, and Detecting

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2022

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How astronauts experience weightlessness in space; how to get scuba-certified; exoplanet detection; a reliability engineer working at a major oil company explains why safety is always a priority at her job.

Sea Bass, Static, and Salmonella

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2022

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A researcher on Catalina Island works to restore the giant sea bass population; a biomedical scientist shows how her portable lab works; the power of static electricity; how the urban heat effect is warming cities.

Sea Anemones, Solar Power and Sports Science

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2022

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How sea anemones can help save the oceans' corals; a teacher combines technology, art and building to inspire future makers; a performance medicine physical therapist helps all types of athletes be their best.

Flies, Floating and Fuel

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2022

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A professional entomologist discusses bugs; experiencing the weightlessness of space on a zero gravity flight; creating sustainable fuel using kelp; a recently discovered planet named Pi.

A Payload, a Pilot and a Paradox

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: May 7, 2022

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How cargo gets into space; a biologist tracks wild bird populations; explaining the Fermi paradox; how scientists build wind turbines that create massive amounts of energy.

Chemistry, Coding and Climbing

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: May 14, 2022

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Turning used vegetable oil into fuel; a sound-recording engineer shows how she uses technology to make voices sound the best they can; arborists demonstrate how powerful power tools can be.

Battles, Biology and Braille

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 21, 2022

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How using math can improve one's gameplay; inventing braille blocks; an incredibly powerful microscope being used to fight disease; rocket scientists discuss how they will protect the earth from huge asteroids.

Space, Sensors and Sharks

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 28, 2022

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A team of high school students makes and races mock lunar rovers; the effects of earthquakes on buildings; making crystals out of metal; sharks.

Singing, Swarms and Scares

Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Jul 2, 2022

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A music engineer shows how she masters vocal tracks to make them sound great; the reason bees are so important to food resources; how people's brains react to scary movies; koalas have fingerprints.

Coasting, Printing and Landing

Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2022

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Amazing, life-sized statues made in just days; the latest technology being used to build lunar landers; how engineers use the laws of physics to build thrilling roller coasters.

Amusement, Astronomy and Animation

Episode: 3x25 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2022

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An engineer shows how she uses physics to make roller coasters fun; how galaxies form; a graphic designer shows us how she builds sets for feature films; finding new ways to fight bacteria and viruses.

Scuba, Space and Sievels

Episode: 3x26 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2022

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Learning to scuba dive opens up the world below the ocean's surface; how to see radioactive decay; how electrical engineers must consider the extreme temperatures of space when they're building spacecraft.

Season 4

Bivalves, Bits and Biofuel

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2022

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A biogeochemist shows how oysters help clean oceans; a video game producer explains the math behind games; a NASA electrical engineer assembles a battery out of lemons; a chemistry teacher cooks up biodiesel in her lab.

Pikas, Phones, Promethium

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2022

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An ecologist studies adorable pikas; the hidden data on cellphones; a nuclear engineer refines rare isotopes that power NASA's Perseverance Mars rover; the incredible story of the first computer programmer.

Makeup, Minerals and Mammals

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2022

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A cosmetic chemist shares the science of lipstick; a wildlife biologist studies the animals of Alaska's wetlands; a geologist reveals the properties of common minerals; an aerospace engineer demonstrates how turbines harness the power of wind.

Pink Salts, Printers and Project Engineers

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2022

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An astrobiologist looks for clues about Martian life at Utah's Great Salt Lake; how different experts work together to build skyscrapers; large-scale industrial 3D printing; a fun experiment one can try at home.

Episode 5

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2022

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Cosmetics, Corals and Contaminants

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2022

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An ecologist's virtual reality technology helps study and save coral reefs; a cosmetic chemist creates moisturizer in her lab; an environmental scientist uses cutting-edge technology to fight smog; Dr. Brain explains the feeling of deja vu.

Singers, Short Circuits and Stones

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2022

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How explosions help mine limestone; how doctors keep professional singing voices healthy; why water is so bad for electronics; some incredible shark facts.

Tilling, Testing and Treadmills

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2023

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A physical therapy doctor demonstrates the technology she uses to help top athletes; a farmer shows how composting grows healthy fruits and vegetables while helping the environment; two citizen scientists work to keep river water safe.

Couture, Colors and Connections

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2023

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A fashion designer shows how they create vegan leather; why one can't imagine a new color; the power of a Tesla coil; a virtual world that can be felt with one's fingertips.

Scents, Sadness and Spaceflight

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2023

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A perfume chemist explains the science behind one's favourite scents; how the brain controls tears; a team in Texas is restoring a prairie -- and creating space for birds; an electrical engineer is the first Mexican woman in space.

Ballet, Baking and Blue Penguins

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2023

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A physicist who's also a ballerina builds robots that dance; physicist Marie Curie; a chef shows the science behind baking substitutions; an aquarist cares for little blue penguins.

Singing, Sports and Smog

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2023

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A physical therapy doctor helps top athletes; a vocal coach shows how doctors keep professional singing voices healthy; an environmental scientist fights smog; an electrical engineer uses magnets to create a tiny, functioning train.

Ecology, Eating and Engines

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2023

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Saving trees in Hawaii from an invasive beetle species; how humans actually taste things; restoring the pronghorn population in West Texas; the science that makes race cars so fast.

Teaching Code, Tastebuds and Training Dogs

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2023

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Supertasters; making edible worms from algae; a teacher codes self-driving cars; the science that helps train medical service dogs.

Meat, Mining and Marie Curie

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2023

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How explosions help mine limestone; a meat alternative made from fungi; physicist Marie Curie; why people are drawn to phones.

Space, Soil and Senses

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2023

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An electrical engineer is the first Mexican woman in space; a farmer shows how composting grows healthy fruits and vegetables while helping the environment; mind-blowing discoveries of NASA's latest space telescope.

Satellites, Sea Dragons and STEM in Landscaping

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2023

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A geographer uses satellites to track wildfires and drought conditions; a look at what brain freeze does to the brain; a conservationist working hard to save sea dragons; a landscaper learns about new technologies that can help her business.

Teachers, Tiny Fish Teeth and Trash in Space

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: May 6, 2023

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A teacher helps students create a robotic garden; what's really on sandy beaches; chef Claire shows how to make a "quickle" with kitchen chemistry; a chemical engineer shows how NASA deals with trash in space.

Cephalopods, Cuticles and the Comforts of ASMR

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: May 13, 2023

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A researcher studies the senses of cephalopods; an entrepreneur creates hair care with chemistry; Dr. Brain reveals why one's brain might be tickled by ASMR.

Bytes, Brains and Birds

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: May 20, 2023

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A CEO who believes in expanding representation through computer coding; why an elephant never forgets; the science behind tie-dye; a wildlife rehabilitator cares for birds in Hawaii.

Penguins, Picturing Colors and Protecting Forests

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: May 27, 2023

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A day in the life of an aquarist who cares for little blue penguins; discussing how one can't imagine a new colour; an entomologist on a mission to save trees in Hawaii from an invasive beetle species; a teacher codes self-driving cars.

Tastebuds, T-Shirts and Texas Pronghorn

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2023

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Supertasters; the science behind tie-dye; robots that dance; researchers and conservationists in West Texas use helicopters to restore the pronghorn population.

Maple Trees, Mentors, Munchies in Space

Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2023

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Citizen scientists help protect timber from poachers by sampling tree DNA; an animator uses tech to make movies; a young coder meets a software engineer and learns about patents; a scientist helps astronauts grow vegetables in space.

Cultivating Grass, Chemiluminescence and Conservation

Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2023

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A grassland ecologist shows what grass is doing underground; lighting up a lab with a little chemiluminescence; an app to push consumers toward products with sustainable palm oil.

Voyagers, Volatile Weather and Volcanos

Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2023

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A CEO supports a team of explorers and innovators at National Geographic; what happens in one's brain when one feels shame; a storm chaser sends up a weather balloon to show how storms form; a volcanologist in Hawaii.

Whiffs of Science, Wings and Worms

Episode: 4x26 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2023

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A perfume chemist shows the science behind scents; sharks; caring for birds in Hawaii; making edible worms from algae.

Season 5

Soy, Shells and Simple Math

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2023

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A chemical engineer makes fuel out of soybean oil; the mother of GPS; a scientist uses seashells to help human bones grow; a mathematician shows tricks to make math fun.

Fusion, Focus and Footsteps

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2023

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 Uncovering the prehistoric giants hiding below one of America's biggest cities; nuclear fusion; the dangers of distracted driving; a structural engineer who can make buildings as sensitive as humans.

Beaches, Bulbs and Botany

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2023

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The science behind surfboards; the power of a Tesla coil; the effects of carbon dioxide in the environment; the senses of cephalopods.

Materials, Makeup and Mars

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2023

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How different surfaces react differently to falling objects; a coach for the U.S. women's soccer team uses science to keep her players in shape; Miranda gets made into a woodland fairy with special effects makeup; driving the Mars Curiosity rover.

Sealife, Self-Talk and Stargazing

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2023

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The CEO of an aquarium shows how they work to restore wildlife; why talking to oneself matters; stargazing tips; how people taste and experience food.

Grasses, Goalies and Going to the Moon

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2023

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What grass is doing underground; how to make elephant toothpaste; an engineer with an exciting double life as a hockey goalie; the latest technology being used to build lunar landers.

Aquariums, ADHD and Astronaut Bodies in Space

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2023

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Caring for an aquarium's collection of animals; what happens to human bodies in microgravity; what's going on in a brain with ADHD; how engineers use the laws of physics to build thrilling water rides.

Sea, Sand and Scopes

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2024

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A marine biologist shows how anemones could help save coral reefs; how to make kinetic sand; powering a light bulb with lemons; how to make a microscope at home.

Energy, Entomology and Epidermis

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2024

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How to get good sleep; a closer look at some interesting insects; the science behind fiber optics; using science to formulate the perfect lotion.

Bats, Brains and Booms

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2024

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A bat conservationist debunks their spooky reputation and builds bat houses; how AI is being modelled after our brain's neural networks; the shape of sound; the future of space tourism.

Crime, Cameras and Creating Toolboxes

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2024

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A forensics investigator solves crimes with science; transforming a phone's camera into a macro lens; how to make a toolbox using math and engineering; the gases volcanoes emit.

Scorpions, Shade and Spills

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2024

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Searching for glowing scorpions at night; clouds; making a microscope with a laser; cleaning up after a radiological accident.

Future Robots, Five Senses and Forest Fungus

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2024

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A robotics engineer works to make robots more human; how synesthesia works in the brain; an industrial engineer helps build marshmallow towers; a forest entomologist saves the 'Ōhi'a tree from a harmful insect.

Folding, Fast Cars and Farming

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2024

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Using origami folding techniques to create moving robots; species of animals that farm like humans; black holes; a trackside engineer communicates with cars to help race car drivers win.

Gibbons, Glowing Liquid and Geomorphology

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2024

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The songs of gibbons and their meanings; creating light using chemicals; a statistician demonstrates statistics, with birthdays; the importance of permafrost.

Sensors, Smells and Sunscreen

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2024

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An engineer helps robots develop a sense of touch using tactile sensors; Miranda spills the STEM Tea on frogs; a physicist tests how sunscreen blocks UV rays and, a timber tracker smells the different chemical makeups of trees.

Magnets, Maps and Math

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2024

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An immunologist levitates cells in order to fight cancer; vessel Astro Athena navigates the Earth using stars; the animals living underground.

Multimeters, Melons and Molecules

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2024

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Observing radioactive decay at home; a marine biologist studies beluga whales for conservation; why water is ruining electronics; exploring how molecules react to light in order to build solar panels.

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