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Mind Over Money

Season 37 Episode 7
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Deadliest Earthquakes

Deadliest Earthquakes

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Finding Life Beyond Earth

Finding Life Beyond Earth

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The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?

The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?

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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap

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Hunting the Elements

Hunting the Elements

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Decoding Neanderthals

Decoding Neanderthals

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Building Pharaoh's Chariot

Building Pharaoh's Chariot

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Mind of a Rampage Killer

Mind of a Rampage Killer

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What Darwin Never Knew

Season 36 Episode 17

One hundred and fifty years later, scientists decode nature's greatest mysteries.

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Learn about the elements and their roles in the universe.
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Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
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Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
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An American combat hospital mobilized in Iraq faces a daily drama of wartime treatment.
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Will experimental particle physics confirm the wild predictions of string theory?
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Do miniscule vibrating strands of energy hold the key to a unified theory of physics?
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Combining the laws of the universe in one theory that explains it all is the Holy Grail
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