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Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove

Season 5
Host Miranda Cosgrove spotlights female STEM superstars who dominate their fields and shows young viewers how these inspiring women are unstoppable.
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - Soy, Shells, and Simple Math
    October 6, 2023
    20min
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    A chemical engineer makes fuel out of soybean oil. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on the mother of GPS. A scientist uses seashells to help human bones grow. A mathematician shows us tricks to make math fun.
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  2. S5 E2 - Fusion, Focus, and Footsteps
    October 13, 2023
    20min
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    The scientist uncovering the prehistoric giants hiding below one of America’s biggest cities. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on Nuclear Fusion. Dr. Brain discusses the dangers of distracted driving. A structural engineer who can make buildings as sensitive as humans.
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  3. S5 E3 - Beaches, Bulbs, and Botany
    October 20, 2023
    20min
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    Nabeel discovers the science behind surfboards. Electric Kat demonstrates the power of a Tesla coil. A climate conservationist talks about the effects of carbon dioxide in the environment. A researcher studies the senses of cephalopods.
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  4. S5 E4 - Materials, Makeup, and Mars
    October 27, 2023
    20min
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    A materials scientist shows how different surfaces react differently to falling objects. A coach for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team who uses science to keep her players in shape. Miranda gets made into a woodland fairy with special effects makeup. A NASA roboticist explains what it takes to drive the Mars Curiosity rover.
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  5. S5 E5 - Sealife, Self-Talk, and Stargazing
    November 3, 2023
    20min
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    The president and CEO of an aquarium shows how they work to restore wildlife inside and outside of the aquarium. Dr. Brain explains why how we talk to ourselves matters. Astro Athena gives us tips to help our stargazing. A food scientist demonstrates how we taste and experience food.
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  6. S5 E6 - Grasses, Goalies, and Going to the Moon
    November 10, 2023
    20min
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    A grassland ecologist shows us what grass is doing underground. A STEM Queen/ Pageant Winner shows us how to make elephant toothpaste. An engineer with an exciting double life as a hockey goalie. A space-suit designer shows us the latest technology being used to build lunar landers.
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  7. S5 E7 - Aquariums, ADHD, and Astronaut Bodies in Space
    November 17, 2023
    20min
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    We meet a marine biologist who cares for an aquarium’s collection of animals. Astro Athena tells us what happens to human bodies in microgravity. Dr. Brain explains what’s going on in a brain with ADHD. And we look at how engineers use the laws of physics to build thrilling water rides.
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  8. S5 E8 - Sea, Sand and Scopes
    January 12, 2024
    20min
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    A marine biologist shows how anemones could help save coral reefs. LaurDIY demonstrates how to make your own kinetic sand. An electrical engineer powers a light bulb with lemons. And a microbiologist shows us how to make a microscope at home.
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  9. S5 E9 - Energy, Entomology and Epidermis
    January 19, 2024
    21min
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    A behavioral scientist shows how to get the best sleep of your life. We take a closer look at some interesting insects….A physicist demonstrates the science behind fiber optics. A cosmetic chemist uses science to formulate the perfect lotion.
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  10. S5 E10 - Bats, Brains and Booms
    January 26, 2024
    21min
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    A bat conservationist debunks their spooky reputation and builds bat houses. Dr. Brain discusses how AI is being modeled after our brain's neural networks. A sound engineer shows us the shape of sound. And Astro Athena explores the future of space tourism.
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  11. S5 E11 - Crime, Cameras, And Creating Toolboxes
    February 2, 2024
    20min
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    A forensics investigator solves crime with science. A DIY to transform your phone's camera into a macro lens. A builder demonstrates how to make your own toolbox using math and engineering. And a volcanologist analyzes the gasses volcanoes emit.
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  12. S5 E12 - Scorpions, Shade, And Spill
    February 9, 2024
    20min
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    An arachnologist searches for glowing scorpions at night. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on clouds. A physicist demonstrates how to make a microscope with a laser. And a nurse simulates how to clean up after a radiological accident.
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  13. S5 E13 - Future Robots, Five Senses, And Forest Fungus
    February 16, 2024
    20min
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    A robotics engineer works to make robots more human. Dr. Brain explains how synesthesia works in the brain. An industrial engineer helps build marshmallow towers. A forest entomologist saves the 'Ōhi'a tree from a harmful insect.
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  14. S5 E14 - Folding, Fast Cars, And Farming
    February 24, 2024
    20min
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    An engineer uses origami folding techniques to create moving robots. We discover species of animals that farm like humans. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on black holes. A trackside engineer communicates with cars to help racecar drivers win.
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  15. S5 E15 - Gibbons, Glowing Liquid and Geomorphology
    March 1, 2024
    20min
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    A conservation expert studies the songs of Gibbons and their meanings. A STEM Queen creates light using chemicals. A statistician demonstrates statistics, with birthdays. A research chemist and an arctic geomorphologist explain the importance of permafrost and consequences of it melting.
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  16. S5 E16 - Sensors, Smells, and Sunscreen
    March 8, 2024
    20min
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    An engineer helps robots develop a sense of touch using tactile sensors. Miranda spills the STEM Tea on frogs. A physicist tests how sunscreen blocks UV rays. And, a timber tracker smells the different chemical makeups of trees.
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  17. S5 E17 - Magnets, Maps, and Math
    April 19, 2024
    20min
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    An immunologist levitates cells in order to fight cancer; vessel Astro Athena navigates the Earth using stars; the animals living underground.
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  18. S5 E18 - Multimeters, Melons and Molecules
    April 26, 2024
    21min
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    Observing radioactive decay at home; a marine biologist studies beluga whales for conservation; why water is ruining electronics; exploring how molecules react to light in order to build solar panels.
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  19. S5 E19 - Proteins, Pets, and Plants
    May 3, 2024
    20min
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    A bioengineering student extracts strawberry DNA and how this study could be used to cure cancer; why pets are good for people's brains; sleep paralysis; how NASA is growing fresh crops in space.
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  20. S5 E20 - Tests, Technology, and Thought Experiments
    May 10, 2024
    21min
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    A neuropsychologist tests memory to study the brain; an equation to search for life on other planets; a world of inaudible animal communication; the CEO of National Geographic shows a day in her life.
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  21. S5 E21 - Traps, Trash and Turbines
    May 17, 2024
    20min
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    The biggest mammal in North America: bears; transforming astronauts' trash into fuel; creating technicolor lava; how wind turbines generate electricity.
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  22. S5 E22 - Fitness, Fashion and Finding a Cure
    May 24, 2024
    21min
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    A sports physical therapist demonstrates how exercise can help heal injuries; Alice Ball's contributions to medicine; the science behind twinkling stars; a molecular biologist creates clothing.
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  23. S5 E23 - Dinosaurs, Dyslexia, and Diseases
    July 5, 2024
    20min
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    A paleontologist examines bones to see what they can tell about the past; Dr. Brain talks about how dyslexia works in one's brain; how one can see what's happening in space; a microbiologist studies how diseases are passed between animals to humans.
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  24. S5 E24 - Clouds, Cars, and Camouflage
    July 12, 2024
    20min
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    An aerospace engineer demonstrates the four forces of flight, with a hang glider; a meteorologist makes a cloud in a bottle using science; an air pollution specialist; the healthy bacteria that helps squids camouflage.
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  25. S5 E25 - NASA, Nests, And Nutrition
    July 19, 2024
    21min
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    Sending payloads into space for science; what's going on inside a bird's nest; the food one eats; the hemispheres of the brain.
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