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David Pogue's Brain Scan

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Clip | 2m 2s | An anthropologist discovers something completely unexpected in David Pogue's brain scan. (2m 2s)

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Video Short: Sleepless Surgeons

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Video Short: An Elevator to Space?

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Clip | 6m 6s | A glacier moving too fast reveals how unpredictable the effects of global warming can be. (6m 6s)