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Human Elements

Human Elements

The world of science is full of facts and figures, but behind the study are the people. In the end, it becomes a question not of how they do science — but why?

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Balancing our catch
6:37
There’s nothing Kwasi Addae loves more than Puget Sound.
The flower on the cliff
6:36
Biologist Steven Clark bushwhacks his way up a trail as he searches for the Gorge daisy.
Human Elements Season 1
4:22
Ken Wu has always been fascinated by trees. Now he’s working to save them.
Building a better airplane by borrowing from birds
3:38
Vikram Baliga is turning everything we know about flight on its head.
Gaining Perspective in Microgravity
3:57
An astronaut’s perspective on her work changes as she looks back at the Earth.
Elevating Indigenous Science
4:33
A fire scientist connects his experience working the land with fire in his home community.
In Origami, Science Unfolds
3:58
JK Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper.
Watching A Star Die
4:36
An astronomer studies the moment a star dies and begins to transform into a black hole.
Climbing For Ancient Algae
5:26
Looking for the origins of life in the algae that grows high in the mountains.
Tracking Invisible Cats
5:58
What is it like to study an animal that is almost impossible to see?
The Translator
6:08
Dr. Bonnie Baird is a translator. But the languages she decodes aren’t any we know.
Think Like an Octopus
5:21
We don’t know yet if alien life exists. But if they do, they might think like an octopus.
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