Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

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

Episodes

  • Steven Pinker: Threats, Bribes, and Come-ons...

    Steven Pinker explains why we pussy-foot around when communicating uncomfortable subjects.
  • Steven Pinker: If the World is Safer, Why Can I Still Die?

    Steven Pinker dodges bullets from sources and says humans are doing better as a species.
  • Steven Pinker: Good and Evil in 30 Seconds

    Steven Pinker 30 seconds to explain good and evil, and he's an angel (and a devil)
  • Danielle Whittaker: Angry Birds, Loving Birds

    Danielle Whittaker discusses what makes birds angry and loving.
  • Danielle Whittaker: Roller Derby 101

    Danielle Whittaker Roller Derby 101
  • Danielle Whittaker: Chunk Rock Girl

    Danielle Whittaker learns to skate, blows a whistle and becomes a "vixen."
  • 30 Second Science: Danielle Whittaker

    We ask Danielle Whittaker to describe her science and she tells us about bird love.
  • Danielle Whittaker: Smellraiser

    Danielle Whittaker says "birds can too smell" and sets out to prove it.

Specials

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.