Season 3 (2008)

Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom
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June 25, 2008

Dark Matter - Turns out most of the universe is held together by a mysterious, invisible substance. Of Mice and Memory - Mice pla...Read more

Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile
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July 2, 2008

Personal DNA Testing - Genetic testing to assess risk factors for a handful of serious illnesses is now commercially available. Bu...Read more

Saving Hubble, First Primates, Iraqibacter
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July 9, 2008

Saving Hubble - Two teams of spacewalkers take on the risky mission of reviving the ailing Space Telescope. First Primates - Our ...Read more

Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart Bridges
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July 16, 2008

Bird Brains - Clues to the origins of human language are turning up in the brains of birds. Space Storms - Behind the dazzling di...Read more

Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder
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July 23, 2008

Leeches - A century after falling out of favor, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients' wounds. SETI -...Read more

Phoenix; Mammoth Mystery; Judah Folkman Tribute
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July 30, 2008

Phoenix Mars Lander - NASA's latest robot has already found frozen water and is looking for more signs that the Red Planet could s...Read more

Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space
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August 6, 2008

Aging - Will research into "longevity genes" help us live longer and healthier lives? Space Elevator - Can we build a 22,000-mile...Read more

Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus
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August 13, 2008

Mass Extinction - What caused the mother of all extinctions 250 million years ago? 1918 Flu - A virus that killed up to 50 millio...Read more

Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma
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August 20, 2008

Asteroid - Will a doomsday rock the size of the Rose Bowl hit Earth in 2036? Island of Stability - Follow the decades-long quest ...Read more

T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos
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August 20, 2008

T-Rex Blood? - Preserved soft tissue, including possible blood vessels and red blood cells, are turning up in dinosaur fossils. E...Read more