Season 11

1. Changing Your Mind

2000-11-21 · 60m

Some of the nations top neuroscientists uncover new evidence of our brain's ability to change.

2. SuperPeople

2000-11-28 · 60m

Discover the science behind people who push themselves to the limits of human performance.

3. Life's Really Big Questions

2000-12-19 · 60m

How did life arise on Earth? What separates humans from apes? Will machines one day invent themselves? Learn more here.

4. Affairs of the Heart

2001-01-23 · 60m

Learn about advances in the repair and replacement of the hard-working heart.

5. Life's Little Questions II

2001-01-30 · 60m

Why can't you tickle yourself? Is laughter uniquely human? These little questions might have some big answers.

6. Wild Places

2001-02-06 · 60m

Alan Alda learns that sometimes saving endangered species requires restoring whole ecosystems.

7. The Bionic Body

2001-03-27 · 60m

Researchers are uniting biology and technology to give hope to the paralyzed.

8. Chimps R Us

2001-04-03 · 60m

Get to know chimpanzees, how they socialize with each other, new dangers they face, and just how similar our species truly are.

9. Flying Free

2001-04-10 · 60m

Join aviation engineer Paul MacCready and Alan Alda as they test fly a variety of unconventional planes.

10. Fat and Happy?

2001-05-01 · 60m

Alan Alda explores the real science behind fad foods, eating habits and lifestyles.