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3:38
Human Elements
Building a better airplane by borrowing from birds
Vikram Baliga is turning everything we know about flight on its head.
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3:57
Human Elements
Gaining Perspective in Microgravity
An astronaut’s perspective on her work changes as she looks back at the Earth.
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4:33
Human Elements
Elevating Indigenous Science
A fire scientist connects his experience working the land with fire in his home community.
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3:58
Human Elements
In Origami, Science Unfolds
JK Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper.
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4:36
Human Elements
Watching A Star Die
An astronomer studies the moment a star dies and begins to transform into a black hole.
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5:26
Human Elements
Climbing For Ancient Algae
Looking for the origins of life in the algae that grows high in the mountains.
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5:58
Human Elements
Tracking Invisible Cats
What is it like to study an animal that is almost impossible to see?
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6:08
Human Elements
The Translator
Dr. Bonnie Baird is a translator. But the languages she decodes aren’t any we know.
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5:21
Human Elements
Think Like an Octopus
We don’t know yet if alien life exists. But if they do, they might think like an octopus.