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Search Engine Breakdown
Two leading researchers investigate racial bias built into widely used search engines.
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Ship That Changed the World
As we excavate a 500-year-old wreck, learn the secrets behind history’s great ships.
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Great Electric Airplane Race
Will electric planes replace polluting airliners and lead to flying taxis in our cities?
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Hindenburg: The New Evidence
A revealing new investigation of one of history’s most iconic aviation disasters.
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Fighting for Fertility
Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.
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Looking for Life on Mars
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
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Secrets in our DNA
What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?
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CRISPR Gene-Editing Reality Check
CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now—and in the future?
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Build a Better Memory Through Science
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Mysteries of Mental Illness
Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi | Decolonizing Mental Health
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Mysteries of Mental Illness
Marià Baig & Hooman Keshavarzi | Decolonizing Mental Health
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Mysteries of Mental Illness
Dr. Igda Martinez | Decolonizing Mental Health
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Mysteries of Mental Illness
Rosalba Calleros & Alan Alfaro | Decolonizing Mental Health
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Alexander Fleming's Messy Desk Leads to a Major Discovery
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
How Gertrude Elion Became a Pioneer of Modern Medicine
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Florence Nightingale Used Creativity to Alter Hygiene Habits
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Using Behavioral Psychology to Encourage Healthy Habits
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Canyons & Ice: The Last Run of Dick Griffith
CANYONS & ICE: The Last Run of Dick Griffith
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Human: The World Within
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Human: The World Within
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Human: The World Within
Proprioception - The Sixth Sense
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Human: The World Within
Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body
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Life at the Waterhole
Face-to-face with an Elephant
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Life at the Waterhole
Herd Love Is In the Air
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Life at the Waterhole
Insects Swarm and a Family Nests
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Life at the Waterhole
A Spotted Hyena Arrives
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Direct Air Capture
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
COVID-19's Impact on Climate
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Reindeer Face Starvation
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Athabasca Glacier
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Extinction: The Facts
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Extinction: The Facts
The Last Two White Rhinos
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Extinction: The Facts
Extinction: The Facts
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Europe's New Wild
Return of the Titans
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Europe's New Wild
The Missing Lynx
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Europe's New Wild
Episode 4 Preview | Europe's Amazon
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Europe's New Wild
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When Disaster Strikes
A Perfect Storm
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When Disaster Strikes
Paradise Lost
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When Disaster Strikes
The Silent Killer
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When Disaster Strikes
