Scientific American Frontiers

Season 11

10 episodes · Nov 21, 2000

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  • S11E1

    Changing Your Mind

    Nov 21, 200060m

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

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  • S11E2

    SuperPeople

    Nov 28, 200060m

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

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  • S11E3

    Life's Really Big Questions

    Dec 19, 200060m

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

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  • S11E4

    Affairs of the Heart

    Jan 23, 200160m

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

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  • S11E5

    Life's Little Questions II

    Jan 30, 200160m

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

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  • S11E6

    Wild Places

    Feb 6, 200160m

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

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  • S11E7

    The Bionic Body

    Mar 27, 200160m

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

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  • S11E8

    Chimps R Us

    Apr 3, 200160m

    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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  • S11E9

    Flying Free

    Apr 10, 200160m

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

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  • S11E10

    Fat and Happy?

    May 1, 200160m

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

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