Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
Losing It (#1401)
This episode tackles the basic problem that confronts those who are overweight - how to lose weight and keep it off over the long term. [56 minutes]
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Scientific American Frontiers | Losing It | PBS (#1401)
Full Program: This sequel to a popular FRONTIERS episode, "Fat and Happy?," tackles the basic problem that confronts those who are... 55:28
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Scientific American Frontiers | You Can Make... (#1309)
Full Program: As digital technology gets smaller and less expensive, it is empowering people in unprecedented ways. 55:44
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Scientific American Frontiers | Worried Sick | PBS (#1310)
Full Program: Stress is the curse of modern living, but is it actually so new? 56:04
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Scientific American Frontiers | Don't Forget | PBS (#1402)
Full Program: Alan Alda investigates how people create memories - and how as they age, memories become slippery and elusive,... 55:52
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Scientific American Frontiers | Future Car | PBS (#1403)
Full Program: Alan Alda visits the research labs and testing tracks of the Big Three auto makers to find out what people will be... 55:49
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 6-8, 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Social Studies
- Series Length
- 28 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 42 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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Series Description: Alan Alda brings his unique blend of curiosity and humor to the exploration of the latest trends in science, medicine, technology and the environment.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Unearthing Secret America (#1301)
The great arc of early American history is brought to life through three tremendous archeological finds: Jamestown fort reveals the struggles of the colonists; slave quarters at Monticello and... [56 minutes]
- Thu, May 23, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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Make Up Your Mind (#1302)
This episode discovers the 'you' inside your head - the part of your mind, sitting right behind your forehead, that decides what you do every waking second of the day. The program reconstructs a... [56 minutes]
- Thu, May 30, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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The Intimate Machine (#1303)
Alan Alda gets to communicate with computers that know who he is, where he is, what he's doing and even how he's feeling. The ultimate computer - actually a cute and cuddly robot - is being... [56 minutes]
- Thu, June 6, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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Forever Wild? (#1304)
What exactly does it take to make wild places work the way they must? [56 minutes]
- Thu, June 13, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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Mysteries of the Deep (#1305)
This episode features stories of the submarines and their pioneering crews that explored earth's last frontier. [56 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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Deep Crisis (#1306)
Follow efforts by biologists to figure out what's going on with salmon, once abundant on both East and West coasts of North America and now in catastrophic decline. [56 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 3:00 AM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.