Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Today's scientists and engineers reveal their lives behind the lab coats and test tubes.

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Episodes

  • Janet Iwasa: Science Goes Hollywood

    Janet Iwasa studies animation in Hollywood.
  • Janet Iwasa: Biologists with Movies in Their Heads

    Janet Iwasa animates creates a beautiful way to communicate about the molecular world.
  • Danica McKellar: My First Kiss

    Danica and Winnie both have thier first kiss on the set of "The Wonder Years".
  • Danica McKellar: Math Doesn't Suck

    Danica McKellar's first math book helps girls become BFFs with math.
  • Danica McKellar: Are You the Girl from "The Wonder Years"?

    Danica McKellar becomes Winnie Cooper... then she finds out that she's something more.
  • Cynthia Erenas: A Big Change in the World

    Cynthia Erenas dreams big, builds technology and challenges gender roles.
  • Cynthia Erenas: cynthia.i.am

    Cynthia Erenas connects with will.i.am and becomes a superstar teen roboticist.
  • Cynthia Erenas: 30 Seconds on Building Your First Robot

    We give Cynthia Erenas 30 seconds to offer tips on robot-building.

Specials

  • Kathy Reichs: She Couldn't Even Dissect a Frog

    Kathy Reichs couldn't dissect a frog in high school, but writes "disgusting" episodes.
  • Kathy Reichs: Digging Up "Bones"

    Kathy Reichs solves mysteries at work and creates mysteries in her novels and in "Bones".
  • Dame Stephanie Shirley: Kindertransport

    Dame Stephanie is one of 10,000 Jewish children sent to live safe new lives in the 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 a million glass ceilings with her all-female company
  • Cheri Blauwet: Having a Disability Makes Me a Better Doctor

    Knowing that everyone is "only temporarily able-bodied" helps Cheri connect with patients.
  • Cheri Blauwet: I’m the Doctor, Not the Patient

    Gold medalist Cheri Blauwet becomes a doctor and opens eyes to the idea of "disabilities".
  • Cheri Blauwet: I Brought Home the Gold…in a Wheelchair

    Cheri Blauwet gets talked into finding her passion.... which eventually turns to gold.

About Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Scientists are just like everyone else -they've got secrets. So who knows what happens when the lab coats come off? Actually, we do. And now you can too. In this series of short, web-exclusive videos, you'll meet intriguing scientists and engineers, and learn about their surprising lives outside the proverbial lab.

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