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100th Episode! A Scientific Songtacular
Episode 151
From pop to hip-hop and from disco to techno, humans love music! Monkeys on the other hand...well, that's a completely different question! Join Mindy…
6 years, 10 months ago
Hugomatic 3000 And The Future of Soft Robotics
Episode 150
Sometimes, the cold, metallic touch of a robot doesn't quite cut it; whether that be when studying small, delicate jellyfish in the wild ... or build…
6 years, 10 months ago
Rat Race!
Episode 149
Lab rats, start your engines! What in the world happened when scientists created tiny rodent-sized cars and taught rats how to drive? And why in the …
6 years, 11 months ago
Growling Ghost-Crabs
Episode 148
Are you spooked by things that go bump, eeek and growl in the middle of the night? Have no fear! Mindy and the 'Ghost-Catchers' are here! What starts…
6 years, 11 months ago
Drop That Beat and Cut The Cheese...For Science! (Encore - 11/25/19)
Episode 147
Would you care for a little brie marinated in hip hop? How about some cheddar dipped in rock and roll? Swiss serenaded by an up-beat pop classic! Tur…
6 years, 11 months ago
Horsefly Don't Bother Me! - The Dazzling Mystery Of Zebra Stripes (Encore - 11/18/19)
Episode 146
Guy Raz and his horse Bucky just got back from a frustrating riding lesson. Mindy is on the roof of her gingerbread mansion dressed as a horsefly. An…
6 years, 11 months ago
So Cute You Can't Even! - The Science Of Cute Aggression (Encore - 11/11/19)
Episode 145
Do you have a face so cute that people want to pinch your cheeks? Does the sight of a baby piglet snuggling up to a newborn baby make you want to kic…
7 years ago
The Cubic Scoop on Wombat Poop! (Encore - 11/4/19)
Episode 144
Poop to the power of 3? Rubik's Poop? Poop cubed?! We're talking wombats and the unusually shaped blocks of scat they leave behind! But HOW? And WHY?…
7 years ago
Extreme Makeover: Spider Edition (Encore - 10/28/19)
Episode 143
Lights, Camera and Action! Join Mindy and Guy Raz as they go behind the scenes on the hottest new matchmaking show in the animal kingdom; "Date or Ba…
7 years ago
Two-Headed Space Worms (Encore - 10/21/19)
Episode 142
What in the world are Planarian Flatworms? Why in the world did scientists send them on a mission to outer space? And where in the world are their mo…
7 years ago