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Ashton Cofer
A young inventor's plan to recycle Styrofoam
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Mar 2017
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Michael Stevens
How much does a video weigh?
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Apr 2013
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John Lloyd
An animated tour of the invisible
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Sep 2012
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Jon Bergmann
Just how small is an atom?
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Apr 2012
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Carvens Lissaint
"Put the financial aid in the bag"
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Apr 2012
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Tierney Thys and Plankton Chronicles Project
The secret life of plankton
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Apr 2012
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Adam Savage
How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
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Mar 2012
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David Gallo
Deep ocean mysteries and wonders
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Mar 2012
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Chris Anderson
Questions no one knows the answers to
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Mar 2012
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Greg Gage
The cockroach beatbox
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Mar 2012
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