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Rachel Collins: Green Hair in the Lab

Rachel Collins: Green Hair in the Lab

Season 2010 Episode 51
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Stephon Alexander: A Real Horn Player

Season 2010 Episode 52
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Stephon Alexander: A Real-Life Superhero

Stephon Alexander: A Real-Life Superhero

Season 2010 Episode 53
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Stephon Alexander: 30 Second Science

Stephon Alexander: 30 Second Science

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Stephon Alexander: Theoretical Physicist

Stephon Alexander: Theoretical Physicist

Season 2010 Episode 56
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Len Zon: Fishing for Answers

Len Zon: Fishing for Answers

Season 2010 Episode 57
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Len Zon: The Longest Note

Len Zon: The Longest Note

Season 2010 Episode 58
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Len Zon: 30 Second Science

Len Zon: 30 Second Science

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Len Zon: 10 Questions for Len

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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Rachel Collins: Microbiologist

Season 2010 Episode 49

Rachel Collins is a microbiologist who studies the effectiveness of various antibiotics. She also loves horror movies and black metal music, and she is, in fact, a professional wrestler known as "MsChif." Rachel's wrestling tagline is that she is "your soul's tormenter," and some of her most popular moves include "the Desecrator" and "Obliteration."

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