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October 6th, 2009
Working (and Playing) with Primitive Technology

Larry Engel and the crew head to Stony Brook, where Alan Alda gets a lesson in primitive weapon- and bead-making from experimental archaeologist John Shea.

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September 4th, 2009
Spark Blog: Alan Alda’s “King Kong” Encounter

Alan enters the lab at Yerkes hoping to learn about chimpanzees and facial recognition. But instead, the chimps show Alan and the crew who's boss.

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August 26th, 2009
Spark Blog: Chimpanzee Culture?

Psychologist Vicky Horner discusses research into chimpanzee cultural transmission. Do chimps have "culture" like humans?

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August 11th, 2009
Spark Blog: Twitter Trivia

Can you use Google and Twitter? If so, wrangle with these trivia questions to receive free science DVDs.

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August 7th, 2009
Spark Blog: Behind the Scenes and Inside the Skulls

We took a look inside Alan's brain using an MRI machine. Apparently he has quite a plump hippocampus.

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July 1st, 2009
Spark Blog: Squirrels Bury Nuts, But Are They Planning Ahead?

Dan Gilbert and Alan Alda discuss whether animals have the ability to "prospect," or plan ahead.

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June 10th, 2009
Spark Blog: Video: Filming on a Freezing Footbridge

Producer Graham Chedd thought a chat en plein air would add some visual variation from the two-guys-sitting-on-a-couch-type shot that's always easy to get in a professor’s office.

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June 8th, 2009
Spark Blog: Share Your Spark!

Submit your drawings, photos, videos, or text that answer the question, "What makes us human?" Your responses will be posted on this web site, and a selection will appear on-screen during the broadcast!

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