The Good Stuff

What does it take to be an astronaut? Craig goes to Space Camp in Hunstville, AL to find out! What is Space Camp? Can anyone be an astronaut?

David Pares is building a warp drive. In his garage. Using parts from Radio Shack and Home Depot. Can he actually build a warp drive? Could an Alcubierre drive be physically possible? What the heck is a warp drive??

Exoplanet research is a young science but it is growing up fast. Barely 25 years old, and we've already pinpointed over 2000 exoplanets orbiting distant stars. But can we find an Earth-like planet? Yes! But not exactly like Earth. But that may be coming soon . . . . How do we find exoplanets?

It's been over four decades since the US went to the moon. But Astrobotic plans on going back! And they won't be alone. Multiple teams from all over the world are competing for the Google Lunar X prize. May the fastest robot win! Will we go back to the moon? Can we live on the moon?

The Good Stuff Crew drops Craig in the middle of the woods and makes him attempt to start a fire the way our ancestors did thousands of years ago. Without a lighter, without matches, without the conveniences of modern civilization, could you start a fire?

Can Dinosaurs be brought back from extinction? Would a Dinosaur make a good pet? Renowned Paleontologist and Jurassic World advisor Jack Horner seems to think so, and it turns out that the key to reviving these long-gone creatures might be hiding in the DNA of their living relatives; birds.

Olney is a small midwestern town like any other. Except for its squirrels. For some reason, it has an unusually large population of albino gray squirrels. And the population is in trouble. Can Olney save its squirrels?

Craig goes to Biosphere 2--the largest closed system ever created--and learns about the science of recreating the Earth's ecosystems. How do we build a space colony? Can we re-create nature? Was Biosphere 2 a failure?

Craig heads over to Skydive Chicago and puts his courage to the ultimate test. What's it like to go skydiving for the first time? How can we overcome our fears?

Good Stuff producer, Sam Grant, reveals his greatest fear and goes to the top of a skyscraper in order to understand how he can overcome his fear. We learn about exposure therapy and how that can help someone overcome a debilitating phobia.

Roller Coasters are one of the oldest and most popular thrill rides. But why do we like them so much? Craig looks into the history of roller coasters and enlists the help of a certified roller coaster enthusiast to find out the answer!

From horror movies to roller coasters, we like to be in situations that scare us. But isn't fear supposed to be an unpleasant experience? We talk with psychologist, David Zald, about what happens in our brain when we get scared and why we like it so much.