Uncover the complicated truth behind our sense of taste.
David Pogue gives the third degree to scientists pushing the limits of technology - not only to solve horrific murders, but to try to prevent crimes. Peer inside the criminal mind and discover cutting-edge forensic techniques that help investigators stop criminals in their tracks.
1. Dark Matter/Alzheimer's-Memory Mice/Hany Farid/Wisdom of the Crowd
Aired: Jun 25, 2008Dark Matter - Turns out most of the universe is held together by a mysterious...
2. Personal Genome/Digital Art Authentication/Capturing Carbon/Pardis Sabeti
Aired: Jul 2, 2008Personal DNA Testing - Genetic testing to assess risk factors for a handful o...
3. Hubble Repair/First Primate/Alfredo Quiñones Hinojosa/Iraqi Bacteria
Aired: Jul 9, 2008Saving Hubble - Two teams of spacewalkers take on the risky mission of revivi...
4. Finch Brains/Northern Lights/Yoky Matsuoka/Smart Bridges
Aired: Jul 16, 2008Bird Brains - Clues to the origins of human language are turning up in the br...
5. Leeches/The Search for ET/Stem Cells Breakthrough/Profile: Edith Widder
Aired: Jul 23, 2008Leeches - A century after falling out of favor, medicinal leeches are back in...
6. Phoenix Mars Mission/Brain Trauma/Mammoth Mystery/Judah Folkman Tribute
Aired: Jul 30, 2008Phoenix Mars Lander - NASA's latest robot has already found frozen water and ...
7. Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space
Aired: Aug 6, 2008Aging - Will research into "longevity genes" help us live longer and healthie...
8. Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus
Aired: Aug 13, 2008Mass Extinction - What caused the mother of all extinctions 250 million years...
9. Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma
Aired: Aug 20, 2008Asteroid - Will a doomsday rock the size of the Rose Bowl hit Earth in 2036? ...
10. T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos
Aired: Aug 20, 2008T-Rex Blood? - Preserved soft tissue, including possible blood vessels and re...
Main Cast
Appearances
Current Status: Ended
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary
