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2013 · News · 4 Seasons · 102 Episodes · 0.0

Science series exploring how the latest scientific discoveries are changing our lives.

Episodes

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E11. Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms25m · 2013-08-25Hosts ask how soon genetically modified salmon could hit your table, how NASA charts out a Mars rover's path and discover a secret garden inside Chicago's O'Hare Airport.E22. Exo Bionic/Cancer Test25m · 2013-09-01A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.E33. Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid25m · 2013-09-08A new device that allows hearts and other organs to live outside the body, explore New York City's ambitious plan to convert its taxi fleet to electric cars and meet a teenager who used a 3-D printer to create a prosthetic, robotic arm.E44. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms25m · 2013-09-15Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park E55. Face Transplants/Condors25m · 2013-09-22Meet Carmen Tarleton, the seventh person in the U.S. to receive a full face transplant, as she rebuilds her life and meets the donor's daughter.E66. Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine25m · 2013-09-29Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.E77. Back-to-School / Cow Manure25m · 2013-10-06Join our expert contributors as they explore new technology, including a new kind of high-density plastic that can be inserted into students' backpacks or teachers' white boards in hopes of deflecting gunfire.E88. NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes25m · 2013-10-13Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.E99. Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing25m · 2013-10-20Marita goes swimming with sharks to see first-hand how a new underwater robot is tracking animal behavior in the ocean.E1010. Concussion Tech / Mushrooms25m · 2013-10-27Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.E1111. E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology25m · 2013-11-01Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture. Plus, Marita meets chefs and scientists teaming up to create new high-tech restaurants, and Phil gets his hands on a new device that allows hearts.E1212. Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic25m · 2013-11-17Marita goes inside San Francisco's new Bay Bridge to see its innovative approach to earthquake proofing. Kosta visits a startup working to make humans invisible to mosquitoes.E1313. Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy25m · 2013-11-24Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.E1414. Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine25m · 2013-12-08Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.E1515. PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars25m · 2013-12-15Lindsay tests out the treatments doctors and therapists are using to help soldiers diagnosed with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy and virtual reality therapy.E1616. Exo Bionic / Cancer Test25m · 2013-12-22 E1717. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms25m · 2013-12-29 E1818. 3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms25m · 2014-01-05Kosta gets a look at how 3D printing can be used to make everything from home electronics to baked goods—even an artificial heart valve that expands as pediatric patients grow.E1919. Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes25m · 2014-01-12Shini goes to Oklahoma to visit infamous "Tornado Alley" to see new innovations being developed to better track tornadoes and lessen the damage they cause.E2020. DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein25m · 2014-01-19Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.E2121. DNA Testing at Home25m · 2014-01-26 E2222. Fountain of Youth?25m · 2014-02-02 E2323. Lung in a Box25m · 2014-02-09 E2424. Space Archaeology25m · 2014-02-16 E2525. Inside the CSI25m · 2014-02-23 E2626. The Frozen Zoo25m · 2014-03-02 E2727. Medical Marijuana for Kids25m · 2014-03-09 E2828. Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal25m · 2014-03-16 E2929. Hollywood Resurrection25m · 2014-03-23 E3030. Eyes in the Sky25m · 2014-03-30 E3131. Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy25m · 2014-04-06Shini reports on facial recognition software used for law enforcement—and nightclubs. Marita visits a San Francisco lab working to build a better, plant-based egg substitute. Plus Kyle visits a solar field in Nevada.E3232. Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat25m · 2014-04-13Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.E3333. Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed25m · 2014-04-20New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.E3434. Sniffing Out Cancer25m · 2014-04-27Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.E3535. The Amazing Spider Web25m · 2014-05-04Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.E3636. Frozen: Operation IceBridge25m · 2014-05-11NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.E3737. Science Slumber Party25m · 2014-05-18Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.E3838. Distracted Driving25m · 2014-05-25 E3939. Farms Without Fields25m · 2014-06-01 E4040. Brain Hack25m · 2014-06-08

Cast

Cara Santa Maria

Cara Santa Maria

Self - Correspondent

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