Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Soy, Shells, and Simple Math

Sat, Oct 7, 2023

Making fuel from soybeans, discover the mother of GPS, using seashells to regrow human bones, a mathematician's tricks to make math fun.

Episode 2

Fusion, Focus, and Footsteps

Sat, Oct 14, 2023

The scientist uncovering the prehistoric giants hiding below one of America's biggest cities. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on Nuclear Fusion. Dr. Brain discusses the dangers of distracted driving. A structural engineer who can make buildings as sensitive as humans.

Episode 3

Beaches, Bulbs, and Botany

Sat, Oct 21, 2023

The science behind surf. The truth behind Tesla Coils. Studying CO2 and climate change. The senses of cephalopods

Episode 4

Materials, Makeup, and Mars

Sat, Oct 28, 2023

A materials scientist shows how different surfaces react differently to falling objects. A coach for the U.S. Women's Soccer Team who uses science to keep her players in shape. Miranda gets made into a woodland fairy with special effects makeup. A NASA roboticist explains what it takes to drive the Mars Curiosity rover.

Episode 5

Sealife, Self-Talk, and Stargazing

Thu, Feb 26, 2026

The president and CEO of an aquarium shows how they work to restore wildlife inside and outside of the aquarium. Dr. Brain explains why how we talk to ourselves matters. Astro Athena gives us tips to help our stargazing. A food scientist demonstrates how we taste and experience food.

Episode 6

Grasses, Goalies, and Going to the Moon

Sat, Nov 11, 2023

A grassland ecologist shows us what grass is doing underground. A STEM Queen/ Pageant Winner shows us how to make elephant toothpaste. An engineer with an exciting double life as a hockey goalie. A space-suit designer shows us the latest technology being used to build lunar landers.

Episode 7

Aquariums, ADHD, and Astronaut Bodies in Space

Sat, Nov 18, 2023

We meet a marine biologist who cares for an aquarium's collection of animals. Astro Athena tells us what happens to human bodies in microgravity. Dr. Brain explains what's going on in a brain with ADHD. And we look at how engineers use the laws of physics to build thrilling water rides.

Episode 8

Sea, Sand, and Scopes

A marine biologist shows how anemones could help save coral reefs. LaurDIY demonstrates how to make your own kinetic sand. An electrical engineer powers a light bulb with lemons. And a microbiologist shows us how to make a microscope at home.

Episode 9

Energy, Entomology, and Epidermis

A behavioral scientist shows how to get the best sleep of your life. We take a closer look at some interesting insects....A physicist demonstrates the science behind fiber optics. A cosmetic chemist uses science to formulate the perfect lotion.

Episode 10

Bats, Brains, and Booms

A bat conservationist debunks their spooky reputation and builds bat houses. Dr. Brain discusses how AI is being modeled after our brain's neural networks. A sound engineer shows us the shape of sound. And Astro Athena explores the future of space tourism.

Episode 11

Crime, Cameras, and Creating Toolboxes

A forensics investigator solves crime with science. A DIY to transform your phone's camera into a macro lens. A builder demonstrates how to make your own toolbox using math and engineering. And a volcanologist analyzes the gasses volcanoes emit.

Episode 12

Scorpion, Shade, and Spills

An arachnologist searches for scorpions. Miranda talks clouds. We make a laser microscope. And a nurse responds to a nuclear spill.

Episode 13

Future Robots, Five Senses, and Forest Fungus

A robotics engineer makes robots more human. Dr. Brain explains synesthesia. An industrial engineer shows us her work. And a forest entomologist saves trees from harmful insects.

Episode 14

Folding, Fast Cars, and Farming

A robotics engineer makes robots more human. Dr. Brain explains synesthesia. An industrial engineer shows us her work. And a forest entomologist saves trees from harmful insects.

Episode 15

Gibbons, Glowing Liquid, and Geomorphologoy

An engineer creates robots with origami. Animals who farm. Miranda discusses black holes. A trackside engineer talks to race cars.

Episode 16

Sensors, Smells, & Sunscreen

An engineer helps robots have feelings. Miranda discusses frogs. How well sunscreen blocks UV rays. And, a timber tracker smells the trees.

Episode 17

Cells, Catalogs, and Cakes

An immunologist levitates cells. Astro Athena navigates the earth using stars. A look at underground animals. A mathematician demonstrates pure mathematics.

Episode 18

Multimeters, Melons, and Molecules

A nuclear engineer observes radioactive decay. A marine biologist studies beluga whales. Chemist T explains why water ruins your electronics. A chemist studies molecules to build solar panels.

Episode 19

Proteins, Pets, and Plants

An immunologist levitates cells. Astro Athena navigates the earth using stars. A look at underground animals. A mathematician demonstrates pure mathematics.

Episode 20

Tests, Technology, and Thought Experiments

A neuropsychologist tests memory. Astro Athena on the Drake Equation. Animal noises we can't hear. The CEO of National Geographic shows a day in her life.

Episode 21

Traps, Trash, and Turbines

A large carnivore ecologist studies bears. A chemical engineer transforms space trash into fuel. LaurDIY creates technicolor lava. And a rocket scientist demonstrates how wind turbines create electricity.

Episode 22

Fitness, Fashion, and Finding a Cure

A sports physical therapist helps heal injuries. Miranda talks about Alice Ball. A look at why stars twinkle. A molecular biologist creates clothing.

Episode 23

Dinosaurs, Dyslexia, Diseases

A paleontologist examines bones to see what they can tell us about the past. Dr. Brain talks about how dyslexia works in your brain. Astro Athena explains how we can see what's happening in space. Plus, a microbiologist studies how diseases are passed between animals to humans, and how to prevent it.

Episode 24

Clouds, Cars, and Camouflage

An aerospace engineer demonstrates the four forces of flight, with a hang glider. A meteorologist DIYs a cloud in a bottle using science. An air pollution specialist studies smog, emissions, and how they impact our world. A squid biologist researches the healthy bacteria that help squids camouflage.

Episode 25

NASA, Nests, Nutrition

An integration engineer from NASA sends payloads into space for science. What's going on inside a bird's nest? Miranda spills the STEM Tea on the food we eat. A neuroscientist studies the hemispheres of the brain and how they are connected by the corpus callosum.

Episode 26

Sea Dragons, Scanners, Spacesuits

A marine biologist creates specialty food for sea dragons in order to conserve their species. An archaeologist digitizes historical sites and artifacts using scanners, lasers, cameras, and computers. An aerospace biomedical engineer is innovating new space suits that give astronauts greater mobility.