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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Season 3 Episodes

  • 1990-2005
  • 15 Seasons
  • Documentary
  • TV-PG
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A TV version of Scientific American magazine hosted by Alan Alda. This show presents viewers with explorations and developments from the cutting edge of medicine, mechanical and chemical engineering, computer design, environmental science and theoretical physics.

Season 3 Episode Guide

Season 3

5 Episodes 1992 - 1993

Episode 1

Episode #3.1

Wed, Oct 14, 1992

MIT Engineering Contest, ping pong ball delivery; Botox Dystonia treatments; Art of Science - Liquid Selves; Power of Persuasion - Leadership and Lying; Lights, Camera,Magic - Nike CGI commercial Godzilla vs Charles Barkley

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Episode 2

Episode #3.2

Wed, Nov 11, 1992

Newfoundland Whale net alarms; Return Of A Killer - Tuberculosis; Art of Science: Computer Graphics Showcase; Tooth or Consequences: Howler Monkeys; Wheelchair Racers; The Cutting Veg: Food Preservation Research

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Episode 3

Episode #3.3

Wed, Dec 2, 1992

Channel Island Foxes; International Engineering Design Contest; Art of Science: Walkin' After Midnight animated choreography; Mind Reading: Roots of Dyslexia; Spiderwebs - Fatal Attraction

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Episode 4

Special from Egypt and Israel

Wed, Jan 13, 1993

Saving an Israeli Coral Reef; The Pyramid Builders; Neot Kedumim: Nogah's Ark; New mothers' mental processes; Desert Rescue - Storks vs Jets; Sports Imports Israeli Russian Immigrants; Resurrecting Ancient Egyptian Music

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Episode 5

Episode #3.5

Wed, Feb 10, 1993

Restoring the prairie Ferret; Cardiomyoplasty - Using back muscles to boost the heart; Art of Science - Colliding Galaxies; Rebuilding the Aleutian Baidarka; Sailing Therapy in France

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