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Late one night in the ER, doctor Bess Stillman treats a patient with an interesting dilemma.
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Developmental biologist Pam Feliciano tries to understand her autistic son.
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After being discouraged from pursuing science, Katy Rodriguez Wimberly searches for her place in the military and as an actor.
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When Sarah Demers gets a work-study job working on a particle detector, she has no idea what she's in for.
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Eclipse chaser David Baron discovers the real magic behind a total solar eclipse.
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Bryony Tilsley and her husband are planning a local astronomy event when their family undergoes a big change.
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Sociologist Ada Cheng learns a surprising lesson about resistance while studying human rights violations in Hong Kong.
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Environmental engineer Siddhartha Roy is baffled when the state of Michigan insists the water in Flint is safe to drink despite his scientific evidence.
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Inspired by his favorite novel, third-grade Danny Artese attempts to turn himself into a plant.
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Geneticist Sebastian Alvarado reconnects with his love of comic books by attempting to shrink ants.
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Worried she won't ever be able to commit to one field of study, Dale Markowitz decides to go all in on a neuroscience project.
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Blind athlete Simon Wheatcroft finds a way to run marathons by himself.
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When attorney Michael Perlin begins interviewing individuals who were not competent to stand trial, he makes a startling discovery.
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Neuroscientist Qi Lin struggles to connect with friends and colleagues when she can’t escape her scientific mindset.
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On an expedition to Antarctica, journalist Alok Jha ends up trapped on the ice for days.
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Neuroscientist Rita Tavares attempts to analyze her romantic problems with science.
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Criminologist Stan Stojkovic receives a letter from an incarcerated man who killed two people when he was a teenager.
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