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Can you trust your watch to tell you when it’s noon?

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What’s the Deal with Red Dwarf Stars?

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Autism: When support is at stake

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A Party of Planets in the Night Sky

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Air Date: March 26, 2012

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Alzheimer’s: The emotional toll on families

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It’s not your mother’s menopause

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Reaching the Peak of the Solar Cycle

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Air Date: March 19, 2012

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Van Gogh: Madness and the creative mind

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The Great Escape from Black Holes

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Healing power of poetry

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Caring for, saying goodbye

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Air Date: February 20, 2012

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How will Cuts to NASA’s Budget Effect the Space Program?

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Air Date: February 20, 2012

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Tiny moons and supermassive black holes

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