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Search Engine Breakdown
Two leading researchers investigate racial bias built into widely used search engines.
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53:12
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Ship That Changed the World
As we excavate a 500-year-old wreck, learn the secrets behind history’s great ships.
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53:06
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Great Electric Airplane Race
Will electric planes replace polluting airliners and lead to flying taxis in our cities?
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53:13
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Hindenburg: The New Evidence
Eighty years after the world’s largest airship ignited in a giant fireball, newly discovered footage sparks a reinvestigation of what exactly caused the Hindenburg disaster.
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53:06
Nova
Fighting for Fertility
Follow the journeys of people navigating fertility challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts, egg freezing, and IVF.
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53:46
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Looking for Life on Mars
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
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53:26
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Secrets in our DNA
More than 12 million Americans have sent their DNA to be analyzed by companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA, but what actually happens once the sample is in the hands of testing companies? What are they looking at and how accurate are they?
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53:31
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S47 E16: Can We Cool The Planet?
As global temperatures rise, scientists are exploring geoengineering solutions, from planting trees to sucking carbon out of the air to physically blocking out sunlight. But would it work? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?
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2:35
The Island Diaries
Bali (Clip)
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5:07
The Island Diaries
Great Barrier Island (Clip)
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3:40
The Island Diaries
Bocas del Toro (Clip)
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3:34
The Island Diaries
Jeju (Clip)
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57:59
Our Gorongosa
Our Gorongosa
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2:50
Unforgotten
The Suspects
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Unforgotten
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2:27
Unforgotten
The Murder
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Unforgotten
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Downing of a Flag
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Downing of a Flag
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Downing of a Flag
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Downing of a Flag
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The Lavender Scare
The Lavender Scare (Preview)
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1:00
The Reunited States
The Reunited States (Preview)
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0:30
The Reunited States
The Reunited States (Promo)
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11:45
Infodemic: Global Conversations on Science and Misinformation
E6: Science in the Face of Natural Disasters
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14:56
Infodemic: Global Conversations on Science and Misinformation
E5: Busting the Myths – From Propaganda to the Paranormal
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12:05
Infodemic: Global Conversations on Science and Misinformation
E4: When Governments Ignore Science
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14:33
Infodemic: Global Conversations on Science and Misinformation
E3: Science Faction – When Disinformation Creates Divides
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Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
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8:13
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
"Confirmation" - Bobby Watson Quartet
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7:59
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
"Wheel Within A Wheel" - Bobby Watson Quartet
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7:57
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
"I'm Glad There Is You" - Bobby Watson Quartet
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1:16
Professor T (UK)
E3: Three Rules for Hostage Negotiations (Clip)
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44:28
Professor T (UK)
Tiger T
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Professor T (UK)
E2: Professor T's Surprise Visitor (Clip)
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46:48
Professor T (UK)
