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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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    Thrifting and upcycling are so chic! But would you buy lightly used… medication?!?

    Recycled Refills
    Thrifting and upcycling are so chic! But would you buy lightly used… medication?!?

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    If neurons could watch TV, they’d watch the SODIUM CHANNEL!

    Plastic Neurons
    If neurons could watch TV, they’d watch the SODIUM CHANNEL!

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    That Magic School Bus is so LOW TECH!

    Shape-Shifting Robots
    That Magic School Bus is so LOW TECH!

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    Why are we so productive at bustling coffee shops?!

    Goldilocks Soundscape
    Why are we so productive at bustling coffee shops?!

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    Is the next foodie fad… crickets?!

    Bug Bites
    Is the next foodie fad… crickets?!

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    You’ve heard of earthworms? But what about… AIR WORMS?! 

    Glow Worms, Glow!
    You’ve heard of earthworms? But what about… AIR WORMS?! 

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    Wear your lipstick like warpaint… against DISEASE?!

    Kiss Off, Disease!
    Wear your lipstick like warpaint… against DISEASE?!

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    You can’t run from your problems… or can you?

    Anxiercise
    You can’t run from your problems… or can you?

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    Desk job got you down? Literally?

    Walk it Off!
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

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    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

    Elmer's Cells
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

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?

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  • Sandra Tsing Loh