Science Frontiers Episode Guide
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Episode Guide
- 2000 and Beyond: New Century Technology
- 95 Worlds and Counting
- Accidents in Space
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Addicted Brain
Special effects show how humans become addicted.
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After the Flood
The 1993 Midwest floods test man's ability to tame rivers.
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AIDS -- The Quest for a Cure
Experts discuss strategies for treating AIDS.
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Alien Hand
A strange condition causes a sufferer's hand to move involuntarily.
- Aliens: Where Are They?
- All in the Mind
- Amnesia
- Ancient Astronauts
- Ancient Autopsies
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The Art of Illusion
Movie special effects; 'Apollo 13'; 'Terminator 2'; motion-controlled photography; pyrotechnics; graphic imaging.
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Asteroids
Scientists try to determine how much damage asteroids could do to the planet and what could be done to protect it.
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Babywatching
Natural childbirth.
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The Back Operation
A surgeon performs and explains back surgery.
- Beating the Odds
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The Bermuda Triangle
A geochemical theory may hold answers to Bermuda Triangle disappearances.
- Beyond Human Senses
- The Big Chill
- Bits of the Picture
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Blood Wars
Scientists search for an AIDS vaccine.
- Body Bugs: Up Close & Personal
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Born That Way
Simon LeVay theorizes physical causes for homosexuality.
- Brain Story First Among Equals
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Brave New Babies
Scientists test a controversial theory concerning prenatal stimulation.
- Breaking Nature's Rules
- Bulletproof
- Can We Reach the Stars?
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Cars of the Future
Auto makers use computer graphics to design cars.
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Case Histories
Genetic engineering.
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Cataract Surgery
A surgeon performs and explains cataract surgery.
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Christmas Star
Astronomy, history and astrology try to explain the star of Bethlehem.
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Cold Spring -- Morning Sun
A farmer and a physicist contribute to China's development.
- Cosmetic Surgery: Pursuit of Perfection
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Cosmic Chaos
Irregularities in nature build upon themselves to produce dramatic changes.
- Cosmic Fireballs
- Cracking the Code
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Curse of Karash
A mysterious and deadly disease stalks the war-torn Balkans.
- Cyborg City
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Dead Men Talk
To determine human origins, geneticists study a woman who lived 200,000 years ago.
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Deaf Whale, Dead Whale
Controversy surrounds oceanic noise pollution and its effects on marine animals.
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Death's Door
Mortuary science.
- Deluge
- Destination Mars
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Dismantling the Bomb
Atomic weapons.
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Dreams: Theater of the Night
Scientists record dream data to study the sleeping mind.
- Drowning Earth
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E.T. Please Phone Earth
To search for extraterrestrials, scientists beam radio signals to space.
- Earth
- Earthquake
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Einstein's Universe
Peter Ustinov examines the life and theories of Albert Einstein.
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Electric Skies
Time-lapse photography and computer graphics show intricacies of thunderstorms and lightning.
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The Elements
Ancient Greeks name the elements earth, fire, air and water; moderns use the periodic table.
- The End of Extinction
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Eureka: I've Got It All Wrong: Astronomy
Modern technology provides new ideas about space.
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Eureka: I've Got It All Wrong: Biology
The search for the origins of life.
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Eureka: I've Got It All Wrong: Medicine
Misperceptions about medicine and human anatomy.
- Exodus Earth
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Extinction Files
A time-travel investigation, a 'whodunit' which exposes the mysteries of the evolution game.
- False Memories
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Fantastic Voyage
Mapping the body from within using new camera technology.
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The Fatal Protein
A protein may cause neurological disorders.
- The Final Mystery
- Fireballs from Space
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Firestorm: Fire and the Dying Forest
Forest management's history leads to disastrous situations today.
- First Among Equals
- Flash Floods
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Flying the Space Shuttle
Footage follows a space-shuttle mission from liftoff to landing.
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For All Mankind
Thirteen Apollo astronauts share their memories of flying to the moon.
- The Fury of Mount St. Helens
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Future Flight
Host Christopher Reeve counts down the top 10 air/space adventures of the 20th century.
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The Future of Crime Fighting
An examination of how law-enforcement agencies use new scientific technology to catch and convict criminals.
- Future Storm: Hell on Earth
- Future Visions
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The Gene Hunters
Medical workers collect DNA samples from shrinking populations of indigenous peoples.
- Gloria's Toxic Death
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Grandma Is a Bacteria
The origins of life.
- Great Balls of Fire
- Growing the Mind
- Guru Busters
- Heart Team
- High Tech Metropolis
- High Tech Transport
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Hip Replacement
A surgeon performs and explains a hip replacement.
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Horizon: Case of UFOs
Scientists can usually explain reports of UFOs.
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How They Built the Channel Tunnel
Architects, engineers and politicians from Britain and France build the Channel Tunnel.
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Hubble Vision
In December 1993 a space-shuttle crew sets out to repair the Hubble space telescope.
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I'm Gonna Live Forever
Researchers learn about slowing the aging process.
- Impossible Cures
- In the Heat of the Moment
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Infant Skull Surgery
Drs. Linton Whitaker and Luis Shut perform reconstructive surgery on an infant with plagiocephaly at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Inferno
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The Inside Story: What Doctors Can See
Medical technology.
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Invasion of the Body Scanners
Body scanners detect disease harmlessly.
- Invisible Forces
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The Invisible War
During World War II, scientists race to improve technology for combat.
- Is GM Safe?
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Is Your Brain Really Necessary?
People who function without portions of their brains.
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It Came From Outer Space
The origin of life.
- Killer Bees
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Killer Virus
In Zaire: ebola outbreak; trypanosomiasis kills about 200,000 yearly; new disease strains; AIDS.
- Kitchen Chemistry
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Knee Replacement
A surgeon performs and explains a knee replacement.
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The Lake That Fell to Earth
A lake is formed when a meteor strikes Earth.
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The Life-Saving Poison
Nitrous oxide is used to create a valuable pharmaceutical.
- Lighting
- Live Long and Prosper
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Making Babies ... Later
Science enables a post-menopausal woman to give birth.
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Making of a Hangover
Computer animation illustrates the effects of alcohol.
- The Man-Made Man
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Mars Alive
Mars-mission explorers might 'terraform' the planet to survive.
- Mars: Pioneering the Planet
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Medicine
How the human body reacts to high altitudes; medical misperceptions.
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Memory: Fabric of the Mind
Chemistry may alter learning and memory mechanisms.
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Menace From the Sky
Scientists fear a meteoric global catastrophe.
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Metropolis
Paris skyscraper breaks records with its height-to-width ratio.
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Metropolis
Crime-deterrents; pros/cons of mass surveillance systems.
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Metropolis
Traffic nightmares.
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Metropolis
Artificial lighting.
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Metropolis
Underground railways.
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Metropolis
Sewage disposal.
- The Mind's Eye
- The Mir Chronicles: A Life in Space
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The Miracle Planet: Live From the Sea
Ancient sea organisms help create an atmospheric balance favorable for the development of life on land.
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The Miracle Planet: Patterns in the Air
Land becomes fertile as an ozone layer forms; deforestation drastically alters the global climate.
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The Miracle Planet: Riddles of Sand and Ice
Dramatic climatic changes affect the planet; scientists study the possibility of another ice age.
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Miracle Planet: The Heat Within
The release of heat from Earth's interior splits continents, creates landforms and deposits mineral lodes.
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Miracle Planet: Third Planet
Scientists study events leading to Earth's formation and the emergence of qualities conducive to life.
- The Misdiagnosis of Death
- The Missing Link
- Monsters of the Mind
- More Science of Magic
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Mother's Day
Technical innovations challenge accepted definitions of motherhood.
- Mysteries of El Nino
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The Mystery of Birth
In-utero photography shows an infant's development from conception to birth.
- Nanotechnology: The Miracle of Microscopic Machines
- The Nature of Aggression
- The Need to Breed
- The Need to Feed
- The Need to Succeed
- New Century Technology: Zero Friction
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New Solar System: An Epic Adventure
Satellite photos and radar; origins of the galaxy; Apollo astronauts; planets in the solar system.
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The Next Frontier
The pollution- and gravity-free environment of space advances scientific breakthroughs.
- Non-Lethal Weapons
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Now Eat This
Designers, technologists and flavor specialists develop a snack.
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Of Big Bangs, Stick Men and Galactic Holes
Scientists debate theories of black holes and dark matter in space.
- Origins: Battle for the Planet
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Origins of Life
Scientists disagree about how life on Earth began.
- Our Alien Origins
- Parallel Universe: When Universe Collide
- Paranal: Eye on the Universe
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Paul McKenna: Secret World of Hypnosis
Hypnotist Paul McKenna reveals the untapped potential of the mind.
- Pefromance: Genetic Wonders
- Performance: Formula One
- Performance: Summer Equipment
- Performance: Training an Athlete
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Perils of the Deep
Surface decompression may cause brain and nerve damage to divers.
- Phobia
- Planet Plastic: the 4th Kingdom
- Planet Storm
- Pleasure Power
- Poison! Poison!
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Poor Kids Can Be Geniuses Too
A woman who was a gifted child reviews accomplishments of her peers.
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The Predator
Scientists try to save the Pacific Island Patula snail from the Giant African Land snail.
- Race Against Nature
- Rage to Revenge: The Science of Violence
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Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
Scholars translate the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- Rio Tinto: Mars on Earth
- Robo Sapiens
- Robocritters
- Robots: How Close to Human?
- Scare Me
- Science at the Edge
- The Science of Sin
- The Science of Special Effects
- Secret Life of Twins
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Secrets of Technology: The Invention Puzzle
Market forces determine whether an invention will change a culture.
- A Sense of Disaster
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Sexual Brain
Evidence suggests male and female brains differ chemically and anatomically.
- Sexual Chemistry
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Signs of Life
Scientists seek to create artificial life.
- The Singing Apes
- Sixth Sense
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Small Arms, Soft Targets
Controversial weapons; fragmenting bullets; land mines; lasers.
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Some Like It Hot
A paleontologist searches for clues to why humans began to walk upright.
- Space Exploration
- The Space Game
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Space Suit
Hard suits which allow astronauts mobility have been in development since 1964.
- Space: The Final Junkyard
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Space Tourists: Passports to the Stars
Race to be the first commercial space operator.
- Spaced Out: The New Psychology of Space
- Speed
- Star
- State of the Planet: Is There a Crisis?
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Steps, Gears and Levers
Technology's simplest component, the step, brings about mechanization.
- Storm
- The Strange Case of Crop Circles
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Super Babies
Child-development experts discuss preschool education.
- Super Twins: Conception To Birth
- Super Twins: Infants to Adults
- Superfly: A History of Genetics
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Techno Spy
Espionage and covert technology; unmanned aerial vehicles; electronic sensors.
- Threads of Life
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Time
Biological clocks; winter depression; Monday-morning blahs.
- Time of Plenty
- Time Travel
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To Kill and Kill Again
The Jeffrey Dahmer case illustrates the character of a serial killer.
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To the Ends of the Universe
Scientists seek the beginnings of life.
- Tornado
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Tour of the Universe
Photos from space show the outer planets and Milky Way.
- Transplanting Memories
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Trauma: Life and Death in the ER
Graphic footage and personal stories capture the atmosphere of an urban emergency room.
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Trauma: Life and Death in the ER
Graphic footage and interviews document life in an urban emergency room.
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The Triumph of the Embryo
Scientists unravel the mysteries of DNA.
- Tsunami Chasers
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Twang, Bang, Kerang
The electric guitar moves from rhythm to high-tech rock.
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UFO
A psychological theory links UFOs, apparitions and spirit mediums.
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Unraveling the Universe
The Superstring theory may link quantum mechanics with relativity.
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Wasting the Alps
Tourism, development and acid rain threaten the Alps.
- Water
- What Makes Us Tick
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What's New, Doc?
Researchers study the effect of altitude on the human body; medical misperceptions.
- Wind
- Wind and Fire
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Witnesses From Beyond the Times
Meteorites hold clues to the origin of the universe.
- World of Pain
- World's First Time Machine
