Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin: The Planet 9 Guys
Caltech's Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin astonish themselves and the rest of the world by discovering the 9th planet in our solar system.
Simon Singh: Science and Religion Shake Hands
Don't think it's possible? Simon Singh explains how their partnership may go all the way back to a little something called the Big Bang.
Simon Singh: It All Started with the Big Bang
One of Simon Singh's books inspires the Barenaked Ladies to write a sitcom theme.
Simon Singh: D'oh = mc²
Simon Singh moves from physics to science journalism and discovers that there is an insane amount of math in "The Simpsons."
Matt Denton: How to Make a Lovable Robot
Matt Denton makes BB-8 so lovable that they both wind up on the red carpet.
Matt Denton: Cinema 101: The Uses of Deodorant
Matt Denton stays dry and smells fine with deodorant in his toolkit of cinematic wizardry.
Matt Denton: An Amazing Journey...To a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Matt Denton uses his electronics expertise to engineer a bit of work with Harry Potter and a cute little robot named BB-8.
Matt Denton: BB-8: A Star Wars Droid's Seven Secrets
If a cat is supposed to have nine lives, Matt Denton explains, BB-8 has at least seven... and counting.
Kathy Reichs: Only for David Duchovny
Kathy Reichs gets bamboozled into appearing on an episode of "Bones"... because David Duchovny.
Kathy Reichs: She Couldn't Even Dissect a Frog
Kathy Reichs couldn't dissect a frog in high school, but her favorite "Bones" episode is "gross and disgusting."
Kathy Reichs: Digging Up "Bones"
Kathy Reichs goes from solving mysteries as a forensic anthropologist to creating mysteries in her Temperance Brennan novels and the TV series "Bones."
Dame Stephanie Shirley: Kindertransport
After the rise of Hitler, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of 10,000 Jewish children sent from Germany and Austria to live safe new lives in the U.K.
Dame Stephanie Shirley: Great Dame
Dame Stephanie Shirley hobnobs with the Queen, but still insists that you call her "Steve."
Dame Stephanie Shirley: Our Women's Company
Dame Stephanie Shirley breaks through about a million glass ceilings with her digital innovations and her all-female company.
Cheri Blauwet: Having a Disability Makes Me a Better Doctor
Knowing from first-hand experience that everyone is "only temporarily able-bodied" helps Cheri Blauwet connect with her patients.
Cheri Blauwet: I’m the Doctor, Not the Patient
Because she wasn't already accomplished enough, gold medalist Cheri Blauwet becomes a doctor and opens more eyes around the idea of "disabilities."
Cheri Blauwet: I Brought Home the Gold in a Wheelchair
Cheri Blauwet at first just wants to play her clarinet, but gets talked into finding her passion.... which eventually turns to gold.
John Horgan: The Secret Life of Terrorists
John Horgan collects the stories of former terrorists and finds that their lives as terrorists were boring, stressful and anything but the glamorous mission they'd been promised.
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