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Bright Now!
Bright Now!

Bright Now!

—Short stories about science and tech, history, global issues and the personalities at the center of it all.
Documentary, Nature

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Record to watch 21 episodes in the next two weeks

    Predicting a Pro
    Rebirth of an Underwater Forest
    Sailing to the Stars
    Bear Cub Rescue
    Search for Japan's Lost Supersub
    Path to the Pros

  • Documentary about eating meat.

  • Exploring how the music festival documentary film "Woodstock" was made with producer Dale Bell.

  • Doctors, chefs and nutritionists explain how going green with fresh ingredients and flavors in daily meals will improve health.

  • The biological benefits of cuteness.
  • Predicting a Pro

    Professional scouts are compared to high-tech tools used to evaluate youth baseball players.
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  • Rebirth of an Underwater Forest

    Balancing the ecosystem of kelp forests, which harbor a greater diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community.
    Upcoming

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Short stories about science and tech, history, global issues and the personalities at the center of it all.

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