Science series exploring how the latest scientific discoveries are changing our lives.
Showing Season 1 of 4
2013
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2013-08-25
Hosts 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.
2013-09-01
A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.
2013-09-08
A 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.
2013-09-15
Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park
2013-09-22
Meet 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.
2013-09-29
Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.
2013-10-06
Join 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.
2013-10-13
Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.
2013-10-20
Marita goes swimming with sharks to see first-hand how a new underwater robot is tracking animal behavior in the ocean.
2013-10-27
Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.
2013-11-01
Crystal, 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.
2013-11-17
Marita 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.
2013-11-24
Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.
2013-12-08
Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.
2013-12-15
Lindsay 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.
2013-12-22
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2013-12-29
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2014-01-05
Kosta 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.
2014-01-12
Shini goes to Oklahoma to visit infamous "Tornado Alley" to see new innovations being developed to better track tornadoes and lessen the damage they cause.
2014-01-19
Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.
2014-01-26
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2014-02-02
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2014-02-09
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2014-02-16
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2014-02-23
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2014-03-02
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2014-03-09
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2014-03-16
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2014-03-23
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2014-03-30
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2014-04-06
Shini 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.
2014-04-13
Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.
2014-04-20
New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.
2014-04-27
Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.
2014-05-04
Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.
2014-05-11
NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.
2014-05-18
Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.
2014-05-25
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2014-06-01
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2014-06-08
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