Episode Guide

Season 5

Episode Guide

Soy, Shells, and Simple Math

S5 E1
Oct 7, 2023
A chemical engineer makes fuel out of soybean oil. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on the mother of GPS. A scientist uses seashells to help human bones grow. A mathematician shows us tricks to make math fun.

Fusion, Focus, and Footsteps

S5 E2
Oct 14, 2023
Uncovering the prehistoric giants hiding below one of America's biggest cities; nuclear fusion; the dangers of distracted driving; a structural engineer who can make buildings as sensitive as humans.

Beaches, Bulbs, and Botany

S5 E3
Oct 21, 2023
The science behind surfboards; the power of a Tesla coil; the effects of carbon dioxide in the environment; the senses of cephalopods.

Materials, Makeup, and Mars

S5 E4
Oct 28, 2023
How different surfaces react differently to falling objects; a coach for the U.S. women's soccer team uses science to keep her players in shape; Miranda gets made into a woodland fairy with special effects makeup; driving the Mars Curiosity rover.

Sealife, Self-Talk, and Stargazing

S5 E5
Nov 4, 2023
The CEO of an aquarium shows how they work to restore wildlife; why talking to oneself matters; stargazing tips; how people taste and experience food.

Grasses, Goalies, and Going to the Moon

S5 E6
Nov 11, 2023
We learn what grass does below ground, how to make elephant toothpaste, meet an engineer with a double life in hockey, and Nabeel takes a tour of a lunar lander.

Aquariums, ADHD, and Astronaut Bodies in Space

S5 E7
Nov 18, 2023
A marine biologist who trains sharks. What happens to the human body in space. How brains with ADHD function. The science behind waterslides.

Sea, Sand and Scopes

S5 E8
Jan 13, 2024
A marine biologist is saving corals. A DIYer makes kinetic sand. An electrical engineer powers batteries with lemons. A microbiologist creates a microscope.

Energy, Entomology and Epidermis

S5 E9
Jan 20, 2024
A behavioral scientist shows how to get the best sleep. We discover cool looking insects. A physicist demonstrates fiber optics. A cosmetic chemist uses science to formulate lotion.

Bats, Brains and Booms

S5 E10
Jan 27, 2024
A bat conservationist builds bat houses. Dr. Brain discusses neural networks and AI. An engineer shows the shape of sound. And Astro Athena talks about space tourism.

Crime, Cameras, And Creating Toolboxes

S5 E11
Feb 3, 2024
A forensic investigator solves a crime. Turning a phone camera into a macro lens. A builder demonstrates how to make a toolbox. A volcanologist analyzes volcanic gas.

Scorpions, Shade, And Spill

S5 E12
Feb 10, 2024
An arachnologist searches for scorpions. Miranda talks clouds. We make a laser microscope. And a nurse responds to a nuclear spill.

Future Robots, Five Senses, And Forest Fungus

S5 E13
Feb 17, 2024
A robotics engineer makes robots more human. Dr. Brain explains synesthesia. An industrial engineer shows us her work. And a forest entomologist saves trees from harmful insects.

Folding, Fast Cars, And Farming

S5 E14
Feb 25, 2024
An engineer creates robots with origami. Animals who farm. Miranda discusses black holes. A trackside engineer talks to race cars.

Gibbons, Glowing Liquid and Geomorphology

S5 E15
Mar 2, 2024
A conservationist studies how Gibbons talk. Creating light using chemicals. The statistics of birthdays. And a chemist and geomorphologist explain permafrost.

Sensors, Smells, and Sunscreen

S5 E16
Apr 13, 2024
An engineer helps robots have feelings. Miranda discusses frogs. How well sunscreen blocks UV rays. And, a timber tracker smells the trees.

Magnets, Maps, and Math

S5 E17
Apr 20, 2024
An immunologist levitates cells in order to fight cancer; vessel Astro Athena navigates the Earth using stars; the animals living underground.

Multimeters, Melons and Molecules

S5 E18
Apr 27, 2024
Observing radioactive decay at home; a marine biologist studies beluga whales for conservation; why water is ruining electronics; exploring how molecules react to light in order to build solar panels.

Proteins, Pets, and Plants

S5 E19
May 4, 2024
A bioengineering student extracts strawberry DNA and how this study could be used to cure cancer; why pets are good for people's brains; sleep paralysis; how NASA is growing fresh crops in space.

Tests, Technology, and Thought Experiments

S5 E20
May 11, 2024
A neuropsychologist tests memory to study the brain; an equation to search for life on other planets; a world of inaudible animal communication; the CEO of National Geographic shows a day in her life.