Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

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

Episodes

  • Chris McKinlay: The Best Dating Website?

    Chris McKinlay assesses the various dating websites and shares the best possible advice.
  • Chris McKinlay: I Hacked OkCupid

    Chris McKinlay uses the power of super-computing - and his own brain - to "trend globally"
  • Being with Jane Goodall

    Jane Goodall opens her heart to animals and tells us why we should, too.
  • Mae Jemison: Starship

    Mae Jemison isn't an astronaut anymore, but she's never stopped reaching for the stars.
  • Mae Jemison: The Cosmic Dance

    Mae Jemison tells how dance made her a better astronaut.
  • Mae Jemison: 30S on When An Astronaut Visits Star Trek

    We give Mae Jemison 30 seconds to tell us about being on Star Trek.
  • Mae Jemison: I Wanted To Go Into Space

    Mae Jemison describes her journey from space-loving girl in Chicago to astronaut.
  • Janna Levin: Questions for the Novelist

    Janna answers some novel questions.

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.