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The Lab Episodes

  1.

    Spanish Sardines

    Can science save the sardine in northern Spain?

  2. Bartering Orangutans

    Can orangutans learn to deal with money? Plus, why do some tunes stick in your head?

  3. Medieval Battlefield Injuries

    What can "pig injuries" tell us about medieval battle wounds?

  4. Prescription Drug Abuse

    The growing problem prescription drug abuse, and how it varies from country to country

  5. The Speed of Light

    How old are today's solar rays, and can the speed of light be slowed?

  6. Parapsychology - Science or Pseudoscienc?

    Is the study of telepathy and precognition, real science or a waste of time?

  7. Mind-Reading Computers

    Are mind-reading computers a real possibility of just science fiction?

  8. Planet Pluto - Or Not

    Why is Pluto no longer a planet? And how bad for your hearing is really loud music?

  9. Movie Scientists

    Will the mad scientists ever be replaced by the hero scientist?

  10. Scuba-Doo

    Scuba cycling in the US, squirrels addicted to tobacco, and what cosmetics are made of

  11. Training Fish

    Can fish be trained? Scientists in Scotland make a breakthrough with rainbow trout

  12. The Lab of Love

    A scientific guide to attracting a partner - with some help from the animal kingdom