Scientific American Frontiers

Season 11

2000 · 10 episodes · 10h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Changing Your Mind

   21 Nov 2000 · 60 min

   Some of the nations top neuroscientists uncover new evidence of our brain's ability to change.

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   2. SuperPeople

   28 Nov 2000 · 60 min

   Discover the science behind people who push themselves to the limits of human performance.

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   3. Life's Really Big Questions

   19 Dec 2000 · 60 min

   How did life arise on Earth? What separates humans from apes? Will machines one day invent themselves? Learn more here.

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   4. Affairs of the Heart

   23 Jan 2001 · 60 min

   Learn about advances in the repair and replacement of the hard-working heart.

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   5. Life's Little Questions II

   30 Jan 2001 · 60 min

   Why can't you tickle yourself? Is laughter uniquely human? These little questions might have some big answers.

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   6. Wild Places

   6 Feb 2001 · 60 min

   Alan Alda learns that sometimes saving endangered species requires restoring whole ecosystems.

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   7. The Bionic Body

   27 Mar 2001 · 60 min

   Researchers are uniting biology and technology to give hope to the paralyzed.

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   8. Chimps R Us

   3 Apr 2001 · 60 min

   Get to know chimpanzees, how they socialize with each other, new dangers they face, and just how similar our species truly are.

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   9. Flying Free

   10 Apr 2001 · 60 min

   Join aviation engineer Paul MacCready and Alan Alda as they test fly a variety of unconventional planes.

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    10. Fat and Happy?

    1 May 2001 · 60 min

    Alan Alda explores the real science behind fad foods, eating habits and lifestyles.