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S7 E23 Bugs, Brain Food, and Brilliant Gemstones

Documentary

TV-14

20m

Jul 3, 2026

An entomologist studies how environments affect insects; instruments engineered to mimic the sounds of nature; how food fuels our brains; how a gemologist uses chemistry, physics and math to determine if gemstones are real or imposters.

Season 7, 20 Episodes

season 7 (20 episodes)

Spinal Surgery, Singing, and Searching for the Ocean,

Nabeel visits a vet neurologist fixing spinal fractures, explores math in music, hears Dr. Brain debunk mind myths, and follows Fig into deep-sea exploration with an expert.

Bots, Bioengineering, and Bacteria,

Follow a high school team at a robotics competition; watch a bioengineer titrate vitamin C in three juices; learn why foxes scream; and join Nabeel on a cave dive to hunt new microbes.

Blacksmithing, Bone Histology, and Better Diagnostics,

Erica explores the science of blacksmithing, we examine climate change's impact on oceans, a paleontologist unpacks bone histology, and Nabeel meets a pioneer building suitcase-sized diagnostic lab.

Touching, Talking, and Taking Care of Giraffes,

A computer scientist builds touchable VR; Dr. Brain explains language; a cosmetic chemist makes cream blush; Fig learns giraffe care.

Mentorship, Music, and Methods of Observation,

Discovering how valuable mentorship in STEM can be; how musical instruments use science to make noise; Protecting your teeth from demineralization; Fig goes kayaking to find out more about observational research.

Delta Waves, Deodorant, and Dazzling Metal Work,

Meet a neuroscientist who studies dance. Learn about the science of sweat and how music is math. Erica finds science at a Forge.

Cheese, Creating Porous Scaffolds, and Clean Water,

The science of cheese. A bioengineering lab about healing bones. The Harvard Computers. How fire impacts our groundwater supply.

Sports Injuries, Solving Biases, and Skunks,

ACL injuries. Cognitive Biases of the brain. Some science about skunks. A woman growing giant crystals.

Dating, Dinos, and Dinners of the Future,

A robot sporting event like no other. How do animals date? What can a dinosaur bone tell us? Insects used for meat replacement.

Science of Cheesemaking, Soft Circuits, and Soccer,

The science of cheese. Bust myths about the brain. Sew some soft circuits. And ACL injuries in women's pro soccer.

Noggins, Nucleotides, and Nuclear Fusion,

Crash testing helmets. The Neuroscience of Assumptions. How do PCR tests work? What is nuclear fusion?

Surgeries, Scaffolds, And Short Games,

Meet a veterinary neurologist. Why do we fear failure? Bioengineer a porous scaffold. Math in golf.

Chemistry of Neon, Concussions, and Computer Engineering,

Chemistry in neon signs. Ins and outs of fossil field kits. Injuries in the brain. Creating AI.

Conserving Artwork, Catalase Enzymes, and Counting Seconds,

Science in art conservation. Liver enzymes and bioengineering. Our perception of time. A mobile science lab.

Faces, Foxes, and Finding Your Voice,

Technology in Cosmetic Chemistry. What are foxes saying? The neuroscience of stress. A vocologist helps performers find their voice.

Bright Bacteria, Bird Fossils, And Building A Better Future In Tech,

Edit genes with CRISPR. Learn about the world's oldest bird. Tips for stargazing. Inclusivity in tech.

Creating Catastrophies, Creeping Rocks, And Cute Snake.,

Visit the Disaster Lab. See mysterious walking rocks. Some facts about snakes. An electron microscope.

Bugs, Brain Food, and Brilliant Gemstones,

An entomologist studies how environments affect insects; instruments engineered to mimic the sounds of nature; how food fuels our brains; how a gemologist uses chemistry, physics and math to determine if gemstones are real or imposters.

Studying Music, Seeing Skunks, and Smashing Helmets,

Meet a flavor chemist. Some science on skunks. Dentists fighting demineralization. Crash testing helmets.

Disaster Labs, Digging For Dinos, and Don Juan De Dios Parreno Y Pardo,

Disaster labs for fire prevention. Checking out the stars like a pro. Ins and outs of fossil field kits. Analyzing Paintings for Conservation.

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Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove

Documentary

TV-14

1 Season

20m

Host Miranda Cosgrove spotlights female STEM superstars who dominate their fields and shows young viewers how these inspiring women are unstoppable.

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