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Helen Fisher

Season 5 • 02/23/2009

Helen Fisher talks about the chemistry of love.

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04:58

The DaColbert Code - Oscar Predictions
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Instead of watching the movies, Stephen uses the DaColbert Code to pick the Oscar winners.
02/12/2009
04:40

Adam Gopnik
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Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
02/12/2009
01:43

Goodbye, Conan O'Brien
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Conan O'Brien has to get his invisible strings from Stephen if he ever wants to do his little dance again.
02/12/2009
06:37

Obama Poster Debate - David Ross and Ed Colbert
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David Ross and Ed Colbert debate the copyright issues surrounding Shepard Fairey's Obama poster.
02/12/2009
06:47

Exclusive - Stephen's Sexiest Moments
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Stephen explores love and lust with feminists, authors and interns.
02/13/2009
04:40

Stephen's Prayer Day
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Stephen lets a miracle rip on his prayer day.
02/23/2009
01:47

Stephen's Moral Dimension
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Stephen tests his moral dimension to find out if people are praying hard enough.
02/23/2009
00:30

Breaded Fish Sticks
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Stephen's bread and fish miraculously become breaded fish sticks.
02/23/2009
00:34

Intro - 2/23/09
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The economic crisis drives people back to church, and Stephen talks chemistry with matchmaking expert, Helen Fisher.
02/23/2009
05:59

Turning to Religion - Jim Martin
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Father Jim Martin believes an economic recession lowers people's defenses, making it easier for God to break through.
02/23/2009
04:45

Helen Fisher
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Helen Fisher describes what happens to your brain when you're in love.
02/23/2009
00:07

Happy Mardi Gras
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Stephen wishes everyone a happy Mardi Gras.
02/24/2009
04:23

Nailed 'Em - Buffet Crime
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Dan Linscomb gets hauled off to jail for allegedly sharing from his buffet plate.
02/24/2009
04:50

Cliff Sloan
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Cliff Sloan believes that Marbury v. Madison is significant because it established the rule of law.
02/24/2009
01:54

Mardi Gras Celebrations
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Stephen can't afford to give out a whole string of beads in this economy.
02/24/2009
03:04

1997 Flashback
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Stephen hits the Internet to buy some pets.com stock on his new iMac.
02/24/2009
05:30

Bears & Balls - Company Bailouts
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Sbarro must cut costs by eliminating expensive ingredients, like cheese and tomatoes.
02/24/2009
00:12

Analog TV
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Remember, if you are still watching analog TV, you can't see this.
02/25/2009
02:29

Tip/Wag - Gorilla Crabs and Gandhi's Shoes
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Gorilla's gave human groin spiders, and Gandhi lived in his own "Sex and the Ganges" shoe fantasy.
02/25/2009
06:08

The Word - Ablacknophobia
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Stephen talks about race while passing his hand through an open flame, eating dollar store peanut butter, and getting covered in tarantulas.
02/25/2009
05:37

John Fetterman
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Mayor John Fetterman believes Braddock, PA is a great place to spend some of the stimulus money.
02/25/2009
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