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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers Season 5 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 5 Episode Guide

Season 5

5 Episodes 1994 - 1995

Episode 1

Life's Big Questions

Wed, Oct 5, 1994

The big questions: How Did the Universe Begin? Where Did Life Come From? How Did the Earth Get Animals? Are We Alone? Will the Robots Take Over?

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Episode 2

About All Your Can Eat

Wed, Nov 2, 1994

The Plymouth Feast; Feast or Famine -Obesity study; Super Foods - maximizing nutrition from common cereals; Counting Calories - doubly tagged water; Mushroom Mania - domesticated morels; The Bite Stuff - dog food and dog-breath

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Episode 3

Science Italian Style

Wed, Jan 11, 1995

Leaning Tower of Pisa; All in the Family - Species Conservation; Long Distance Doc - remote surgery; Spineless But Smart - Octopus; Eruption!; Where's the Matter? - Dark Matter; Renaissance Era Machines

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Episode 4

Prime Time Primates

Wed, Feb 8, 1995

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Episode 5

It's a Kid's World

Sat, Apr 29, 1995

Body Sense - learning to reach and walk; The Magic Years -learning to explain; Born to Talk -language acquisition; Changing Minds - applying rules and deception; Speaking for Herself

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