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The Big Brain Theory

Follow two teams of contestants as they attempt to solve a seemingly impossible engineering challenge each week, from a missile defense system to robots that serve food. Celebrity judges include car racer Carl Edwards and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. At the end: a $50,000 grand prize.

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Cast & Crew See All

Kal Penn
Self - Host
Amy Elliott
Self - Contestant & Engineering Grad Student
Dan Moyers
Self - Contestant & Space Systems Engineer

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

The Next Great Innovator

Wed, May 1, 201343 mins

Ten of the country's brightest minds begin a competition designed to discover the next great American Innovator.

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