Synopsis
Bringing together extraordinary people to drive innovative solutions to society’s challenges by advancing scientific research, education, and policy.
Episodes
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The Sex Lives of Animals
22/08/2008 Duration: 20minThink sex for animals is all about mating? You're wrong. Learn about the diversity and biology behind the sex lives of animals at the Museum of Sex's new exhibit. Warning: Explicit Content
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Back to Black
15/08/2008 Duration: 21minGo behind the scenes at the Guggenheim's "Imageless" exhibit, where one of Ad Reinhardt's black paintings gets some major laser restoration treatment. Multimedia: Slideshow
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Conserving Madagascar
08/08/2008 Duration: 17minA conservation biologist describes the unique animals and conservation programs in Madagascar while touring the new Bronx Zoo Madagascar exhibit. Multimedia: Slideshow
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What the Nose Knows
01/08/2008 Duration: 19minLearn about the science of smelling and scent and check out Gilbert's latest book. For more on the science of senses, check out Joanne Chen's The Taste of Sweet. Multimedia: Slideshow
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The Science Barge
25/07/2008 Duration: 17minCheck out New York Sun Works' floating sustainable greenhouse, The Science Barge, and learn some ecological science and energy solutions for growing green in a concrete city.
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One Bryant Park
25/07/2008 Duration: 19minTake a tour of the new Bank of America building at One Bryant Park - now the greenest office tower in New York City, with a Platinum LEED ranking. The building's lead architect and mechanical engineer join to give context to this skyscraper's ultra-sustainable features.
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Experimental Cuisine Collective
18/07/2008 Duration: 17minHear the story of the Experimental Cuisine Collective, a program created to make polymer science accessible to the average person. Multimedia: Slideshow
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Artscience: Creativity in the Post-Google Generation
11/07/2008 Duration: 15minLearn about new fusions of art and science, and the creation of a unique innovation space in Paris.
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Buckminster Fuller
03/07/2008 Duration: 23minHear the story of one of the greatest innovators of the 20th century - the man behind the geodesic dome, Dymaxion Car and Dwelling Machine, and other inventive ideas. Multimedia: Slideshow, Video Presentation
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Science in the Middle East
20/06/2008 Duration: 25minA geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey discusses the challenges he's faced when doing science in the Middle East, and his research on the Dead Sea basin.Multimedia: Slideshow
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The Elegant Universe
13/06/2008 Duration: 22minA New York-based choreographer teams up with a composer and a leading theoretical physicist to produce a ballet based on The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene. Multimedia: Slideshow
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Project Walkway
06/06/2008 Duration: 14minEight teenage girls learn to mix technology with fashion at Eyebeam, a center for art and technology located in Manhattan. Hear their story of the Girls Eye View program, an experience which aims to get young women interested in science. Multimedia: Slideshow
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Mixing Science and Policy
23/05/2008 Duration: 51minThree experts in science and policy discuss their thoughts on the best way for scientists to communicate with governments, and vice versa, in the effort to create a more open and productive national dialogue on science.
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The Science of Scotch
20/05/2008 Duration: 16minLearn all that goes into making Scotland's traditional drink, which turns out to be a lot of culture, a bit of science, and just a pinch of art.
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The Science of Champagne
16/05/2008 Duration: 41minGerard Liger-Belair has been studying the science of champagne bubbles for 10 years. Learn just how important bubbles are to the taste this celebratory drink - and find out the science behind it.
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Sundance-Sloan Film Awards
09/05/2008 Duration: 18minMeet the Sundance Institute's Sloan Fellowship winner and the 2008 Sundance-Sloan Grant recipient - two screenwriters with a serious science focus. Editor's Note: The Sundance Screenwriter's Lab was held in Park City, Utah.
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Food Foraging in Central Park
02/05/2008 Duration: 20minJoin a New York naturalist as he leads a spring food foraging tour in Central Park. Learn the history, science, and folklore behind foraging for your own food. www.wildmanstevebrill.com.
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Distortions of Memory
25/04/2008 Duration: 52minExperts in language, literature, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychoanalysis discuss what is known about how we store and subsequently recall the past.
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Physics of the Impossible
18/04/2008 Duration: 58minThe cofounder of string field theory offers a scientific exploration of the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel.
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Future of the Stockmarket
11/04/2008 Duration: 57minInvestors, economists, and quantitative finance experts discuss how technological innovations have hastened the growth of the markets.