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Could We Clone Ourselves?

Could We Clone Ourselves?

Season 2 Episode 28
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The Science of Goats!

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How to See Time Travel!!!

Season 2 Episode 54
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Why Do We Go to Space?

Why Do We Go to Space?

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Why Do Things Sound Scary?

Why Do Things Sound Scary?

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Ghosts of Evolution

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Season 2 Episode 8
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Exoplanets: Are There Other Earths?

Exoplanets: Are There Other Earths?

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Why Do We Cook?

Why Do We Cook?

Season 2 Episode 12
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The Science of Snowflakes

The Science of Snowflakes

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It's Okay to Be Smart

The Delicious Science of Cheese

Season 2 Episode 37

I am an absolute freak for cheese. Next to bread, it might be our oldest biotechnology! Here's some of the science about how it's made and where it comes from. Special thanks to Kara Chadbourne from Antonelli's Cheese in Austin, TX!!! She's a cheese genius

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