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Brian Cox

Season 5 • 10/28/2009

Brian Cox explains that relativity is the foundation on which all of science rests.

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Sign Off - Goodnight?
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Brian Cox will be on tomorrow, unless this is a rerun.
10/27/2009
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Intro - 10/27/09
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The Catholic Church reaches out to former members, and Gail Collins talks about the modern American woman.
10/27/2009
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Gail Collins
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Gail Collins describes the last 50 years of progress made by American women and the new issues they face today.
10/27/2009
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George W. Bush's Motivational Speech
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Stephen would have loved to attend George W. Bush's "Get Motivated" seminar, but he couldn't afford the $4.95 admission fee.
10/27/2009
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Holy Water Under the Bridge - Randall Balmer
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Randall Balmer refuses to join the Catholic Church because he's suspicious of any religious group that defines itself in negative terms.
10/27/2009
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Intro - 10/28/09
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Stephen finds out what broke the largest particle accelerator and preps for his interview with Brian Cox by watching "Baby Einstein" tapes.
10/28/2009
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The Word - You-Genics
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Your baby will never be denied health coverage for being too fat or too skinny if you mate with an insurance company CEO.
10/28/2009
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Joe Lieberman Is a True Independent
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Joe Lieberman proves he's independent of his Connecticut constituents by opposing a public option in health care reform.
10/28/2009
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01:44

Sign Off - Future Stephen
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Stephen will stick a fork into a toaster unless his future self comes back to stop him.
10/28/2009
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04:12

Big Bang Theory
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Physicists theorize that the Large Hadron Collider is being sabotaged from the future.
10/28/2009
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Brian Cox
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Physicist Brian Cox, one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, discusses relativity and scientific bollocks.
10/28/2009
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01:52

USA Today Slams Dirigibles
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The USA Today smears the dirigible industry based on the technicality that the ships explode.
10/29/2009
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Sign Off - Thanks to Bill Simmons & Rosanne Cash
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Put Rosanne Cash's new album on your list and drop some cash on it.
10/29/2009
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Bill Simmons
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Bill Simmons believes Wilt Chamberlain was gay and compares Kobe Bryant to Teen Wolf.
10/29/2009
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Intro - 10/29/09
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Gitmo prisoners may have been tortured with rock music, and Bill Simmons talks about his 700-page book on basketball.
10/29/2009
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We Got the Beating - Rosanne Cash
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Rosanne Cash explains why she doesn't want her music used to torture Gitmo detainees.
10/29/2009
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ThreatDown - Halloween Edition
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Halloween masks spread the H1N1 virus, candy sends kids toward a life of crime, and dogs wear matching sexy costumes.
10/29/2009
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Intro - 11/2/09
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Nicholas Thompson isn't going to show his face anytime soon after getting nailed by Stephen.
11/02/2009
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Alpha Dog of the Week - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Arnold Schwarzenegger comes up with the dirtiest hidden word puzzle since they discontinued the kid's menu at Hooters.
11/02/2009
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Used Karzai
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Hamid Karzai is declared the winner of the Afghan election after Abdullah Abdullah withdraws from the race.
11/02/2009
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Nicholas Thompson
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Nicholas Thompson describes the lives of two friends -- Paul Nitze and George Kennan -- battling over the U.S. approach to the Cold War.
11/02/2009
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