CURIOUS - A NEW SCIENCE SERIES FROM-Part1

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REAL SCIENCE, REAL LIFE CONVERGE IN CURIOUS, A NEW THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK SERIES THAT TAKES VIEWERS INSIDE BRAIN CENTERS OF INNOVATION TO
WITNESS BREAKTHROUGHS THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD. Two Documentaries Follow Researchers Working On A Revolutionary Cancer Drug, An "Artificial Leaf" That Uses Sunlight To Produce Earth-Friendly Fuel And Other Cutting-Edge Concepts.

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) make up the cast of CURIOUS, a series of two one-hour documentaries from Thirteen/WNET New York, premiering in New York on Thursdays, October 11 and 18 at 8 p.m. (check local listings for premieres in your market). This engagingly stylized production immerses viewers in a world where smart, dedicated researchers are pushing the limits of established fields of research, innovating unique and radical solutions to the problems that plague the human race. For them, it has become a personal mission to discover practical applications for scientific breakthroughs that could dramatically improve how we live.