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"Scientific American Frontiers" (1990): : -- If you think you know why you do things, you're probably wrong. Exploring how our unconscious determines our behavior - including why we buy things that are "cool."
"Scientific American Frontiers" (1990): : -- The best kept secret of American archeology is now revealed - an entire canyon of perfectly preserved 1,000-year-old remains. Who were these people - and where did they come from?
"Scientific American Frontiers" (1990): : -- We've all heard of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? How can we create hydrogen from renewable sources like the sun - and how do we store it safely once we've got it?
"Scientific American Frontiers" (1990): : -- So you think global warming won't affect you? Wait until the great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. And find out what's already happening in Alaska.
"Scientific American Frontiers" (1990): : -- A visit with an engaging if unruly bunch of cousins that we formally broke up with about 6 or 7 million years ago - with whom we share almost all of our genes but not a lot of our lifestyle. Why the difference? Maybe it's in how we learn.

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Release Date:
1 October 1990 (USA) more
Plot:
A TV version of Scientific American magazine hosted by Alan Alda. This show presents viewers with explorations... more
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Great show, Alda makes it perfect more (5 total)

Cast

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Alan Alda ... Himself - Host / ... (80 episodes, 1993-2005)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers (USA) (new title)
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
China more

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Quotes:
Host: [commenting on exhaust from a hydrohen powered car] It smells like a laundry room. more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Great show, Alda makes it perfect, 13 December 2000
Author: JBoze313 from Evansville, Indiana

This is a great addition to PBS' great schedule. Very interesting stories on science related matter, such as robots, space, high altitude sickness, brain waves, memory, dreams, and so on. You learn a lot of stuff from the show, and I always like that. Some shows might teach you and not be entertaining, but with Alan Alda, that's not possible. In this show, he's smart, witty, and very friendly. The topics discussed are most always exciting and relevant to what we deal with in our everyday lives, and the show's writing is very smart.

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