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30 Second Science: Michelle Thaller

30 Second Science: Michelle Thaller

Season 2012 Episode 5
0:46
10 Questions for Michelle Thaller

10 Questions for Michelle Thaller

Season 2012 Episode 6
1:55
Ian Lipkin: Catching the Hollywood Bug

Ian Lipkin: Catching the Hollywood Bug

Season 2012 Episode 7
3:00
30 Second Science: Ian Lipkin

30 Second Science: Ian Lipkin

Season 2012 Episode 8
0:46
10 Questions for Ian Lipkin

10 Questions for Ian Lipkin

Season 2012 Episode 9
2:11
30 Second Science: Tom Yang

30 Second Science: Tom Yang

Season 2012 Episode 10
0:41
Tom Yang: Appetite For Music

Tom Yang: Appetite For Music

Season 2012 Episode 11
3:07
10 Questions for Tom Yang

10 Questions for Tom Yang

Season 2012 Episode 12
1:28
30 Second Science: Bruce Jackson

30 Second Science: Bruce Jackson

Season 2012 Episode 13
0:45
Bruce Jackson: A DNA Mystery

Bruce Jackson: A DNA Mystery

Season 2012 Episode 14
2:21
10 Questions for Bruce Jackson

10 Questions for Bruce Jackson

Season 2012 Episode 15
1:47
30 Second Science: Robert Lynch

30 Second Science: Robert Lynch

Season 2012 Episode 16
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Michelle Thaller: Dancing With The Stars

Season 2012 Episode 4

Michelle Thaller finds dance partners across time and space. Michelle Thaller is an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She loves to study binary stars and the life cycles of the stars. In her off-hours, Michelle often puts on about 30 lbs of Elizabethan garb and performs intricate Renaissance dances.

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