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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Janna Levin: What's So Funny About The Big Bang Theory?

Season 2014 Episode 55 | 57s

Janna Levin is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. Her research focuses on the early universe, chaos and black holes. When she isn't trying to figure out why anything exists, Janna writes novels including the much-celebrated "A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines."

Aired: 07/21/14

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Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin astonish themselves by discovering our 9th planet.

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Simon Singh: Science and Religion Shake Hands

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Simon Singh: It All Started with the Big Bang

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Simon Singh: D'oh = mc²

Simon Singh discovers that there is an insane amount of math in "The Simpsons."

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Matt Denton: How to Make a Lovable Robot

Matt Denton makes BB-8 so lovable that they both wind up on the red carpet.

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Matt Denton: Cinema 101: The Uses of Deodorant

Matt Denton stays dry and smells fine with deodorant in his toolkit of cinematic wizardry.

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Matt Denton: An Amazing Journey...To a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Matt Denton uses his electronics expertise to engineer a cute little robot named BB-8.

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Matt Denton: BB-8: A Star Wars Droid's Seven Secrets

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Kathy Reichs: She Couldn't Even Dissect a Frog

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