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Can We Slow Aging?

A gene called FOXO may be a real elixir of longevity. Can all of us harness its power?

Aired 01/26/2011 | Rating NR

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Can We Slow Aging?

Clip: Season 5 Episode 3 | 11m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

A gene called FOXO may be a real elixir of longevity. Can all of us harness its power?

A gene called FOXO may be a real elixir of longevity. Can all of us harness its power?

Aired 01/26/2011 | Rating NR

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Funding for NOVA ScienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Can Machines Think Like Us?

Clip: S5 Ep3 | 13m 11s | A computer named Watson is the latest contestant in machine v. human battles. (13m 11s)

Magic and the Brain

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Clip: S5 Ep3 | 12m 7s | Neuroscientists join Penn and Teller to explore why humans are so easily fooled by magic. (12m 7s)

Magnetic Mind Control

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Clip: S5 Ep3 | 10m 50s | Using magnetic wands, researchers can control brain functions and treat depression. (10m 50s)

Profile: David Eagleman

Clip: S5 Ep3 | 11m 39s | A neuroscientist finds inventive and terror-inducing ways to study the brain. (11m 39s)

Change Blindness

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Clip: S5 Ep3 | 51s | How can we miss big visual changes that happen right before our eyes? (51s)

How Does the Brain Work? Preview

Preview: S5 Ep3 | 30s | Premiering February 2, 2011 on PBS (30s)

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