The BEST episodes written by Daniel Mccabe

Making Stuff Wilder (2)
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#1 - Making Stuff Wilder (2)

NOVA - Season 40 - Episode 19

What happens when scientists open up nature's toolbox? In "Making Stuff Wilder," David Pogue explores bold new innovations inspired by the Earth's greatest inventor, life itself. From robotic "mules" and "cheetahs" for the military, to fabrics born out of fish slime, host David Pogue travels the globe to find the world’s wildest new inventions and technologies. It is a journey that sees today's microbes turned into tomorrow’s metallurgists, viruses building batteries, and ideas that change not just the stuff we make, but the way we make our stuff. As we develop our own new technologies, what can we learn from billions of years of nature’s research?

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Making Stuff Smarter (4)
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#2 - Making Stuff Smarter (4)

NOVA - Season 38 - Episode 5

"Making Stuff: Smarter" looks at materials that respond to their environments and even learn, such as an airplane wing that changes shape as it flies. Scientists are turning to nature in developing such "smart" stuff. Sharkskin, for instance, has inspired a substance that, when sprayed in hospitals, could eliminate antibiotic-resistant bacteria. David Pogue visits a scientist who has even created a material that can render objects invisible. "Smarter" concludes with a vision of the ultimate in "life-like" stuff: programmable matter that could create a duplicate of a human being.

Battle Of The X-Planes
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#3 - Battle Of The X-Planes

NOVA - Season 30 - Episode 4

A behind the scenes look at the competition to build the Joint Strike Fighter. Cameras follow engineering teams from Boeing and Lockheed Martin as each makes fateful design decisions.

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)
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#4 - George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)

American Experience - Season 12 - Episode 11

The tumultuous career of the controversial politician from Alabama.

George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)
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#5 - George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)

American Experience - Season 12 - Episode 12