Tuning in to Science on TV, with Mayim Bialik

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Tuning in to Science on TV, with Mayim Bialik

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Sep 30, 2016

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Is science trending on TV and in pop culture? Could that encourage women to get into STEM? Find out from Neil Tyson and his guests Mayim Bialik, Summer Ash, Taryn O’Neill and co-host Chris Hardwick. Also with Mona Chalabi, Chuck Nice and Bill Nye.

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Sep 30, 2016

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