Sci Q
Who can resist learning more about the future of living underwater? Ever wonder how the magic of movie making works? Or what it takes for a detective to investigate a crime scene? In each episode, our energetic hosts compete to enhance their SciQ by plunging into adventures based on a weekly theme. Who will win the battle of the brains?
- 2008-2008
- 1 season
- Smithsonian Channel
- Family
Who can resist learning more about the future of living underwater? Ever wonder how the magic of movie making works? Or what it takes for a detective to investigate a crime scene? In each episode, our energetic hosts compete to enhance their SciQ by plunging into adventures based on a weekly theme. Who will win the battle of the brains?
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes
Episode 1
Living Underwater
27 mins
Explore the possibility of living, working and playing underwater - just like the fish, or our marine mammal cousins.
Episode 2
Sound
27 mins
Andrew wants to audition for the job of lead singer with a rock band. There's only one problem - he's a bit tone deaf. On a mission, the hosts learn the basics of sound from Blue Man Group and learn how to scream from a vocal coach to the stars.
Episode 3
Flight
27 mins
Explore alternative flight with flying lawnmowers, race cars, witches, pigs, snakes and squirrels.
Episode 4
Movie Magic
27 mins
Lights, cameras - and pranks as Paula and Andrew fool each other with a few special effects.
Episode 5
CSI
27 mins
Paula and Andrew check into a school for Crime Scene Investigators. Their challenge is to learn all they can about detective work, before they're called in to bust the bad guys. Who will solve the crime first?
Episode 6
Wild Wheels
27 mins
Paula and Andrew challenge each other to find the craziest sets of wheels. On two wheels, three wheels, or four, they're in for some wild rides.
Episode 7
Poop
27 mins
Something smells and it may just be our hosts. Our intrepid guides are determined to get to the bottom of a baffling biological question.
Episode 8
Robots
27 mins
Robot friends and watchdogs; robots in space - present and future; a competitive robot league; Asimo, the humanoid robot.
Episode 9
Bugs
27 mins
Amazing Bugs: Edible insects, Bessie the weightlifting Beetle, time-telling insects, top Hollywood bug wrangler.
Episode 10
Spies
Episode 11
Human Performance
27 mins
What are the limits to human performance? Andrew needs to know because he's heading to a race with some of the fastest cyclists in the world.
Episode 12
Food
27 mins
Paula and Andrew discover some amazing things about the chemistry of the things we eat.
Episode 13
Snow
27 mins
Cold weather activities - as our hosts debate which is more fun, snow or ice?