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Episodes
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    E.T., is that you - or just microbes on Mars?

    Life on Mars
    E.T., is that you - or just microbes on Mars?

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    Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

    Cocoa Relaxer
    Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

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    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

    Radio Brains
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

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    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

    Pee is for Propulsion
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

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    Somebody’s reading my mail!

    Unfolding Secrets
    Somebody’s reading my mail!

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    Feeling down? Consider a TRIP to the doctor’s.

    Sunny Psychedelics
    Feeling down? Consider a TRIP to the doctor’s.

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    The age of cyborgs is here!!! Sort of…

    Cyborg Science
    The age of cyborgs is here!!! Sort of…

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    Architects should take tips from… chameleons?!

    Chameleon Construction
    Architects should take tips from… chameleons?!

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    Sounds like a great source of fiber!

    Delicious Electronics
    Sounds like a great source of fiber!

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    The solution to dirty drinking water might be… BACTERIA!?

    Bacterial Buddies
    The solution to dirty drinking water might be… BACTERIA!?

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    Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY

    Hangry Cycles
    Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY

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    LOL! A cat rubbing its face all over its toys! SO CUTE! Or is it?

    Kitty Cat Secret
    LOL! A cat rubbing its face all over its toys! SO CUTE! Or is it?

Episodes
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    Is the cure for cancer… a pair of strappy new shoes?!

    Velcro for Cancer
    Is the cure for cancer… a pair of strappy new shoes?!

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    It’s Stormy Monday....for spiders?

    Storm of Spiders
    It’s Stormy Monday....for spiders?

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    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

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    What if your snack... talked back?

    Predators and Prey-tend
    What if your snack... talked back?

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    Hey man, can I bum a ride… to Mars?!

    Hitchhiking Bacteria
    Hey man, can I bum a ride… to Mars?!

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    Human trash is a birds’ feast!  Or a last supper?

    Bird-ger Kings
    Human trash is a birds’ feast!  Or a last supper?

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    Your heart’s working hard - but how hard, exactly?

    Sticker Check-Up
    Your heart’s working hard - but how hard, exactly?

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    Help! Capybara catastrophe! 

    Cantankerous Capybaras
    Help! Capybara catastrophe! 

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    Welcome sweater weather!

    Weather-Adjustable Jackets
    Welcome sweater weather!

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    Never bring cocktail sauce to a shrimp fight.

    Punching Peacock Shrimp
    Never bring cocktail sauce to a shrimp fight.

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    Ice ice birdy!

    Polar Pioneers
    Ice ice birdy!

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    What if you could prevent bedsores without breaking the bank?

    Bye Bye Bedsores
    What if you could prevent bedsores without breaking the bank?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh