Science series exploring how the latest scientific discoveries are changing our lives.
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Season 1
2013
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01. Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms
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.
02. Exo Bionic/Cancer Test
2013-09-01
A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.
03. Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid
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.
04. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
2013-09-15
Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park
05. Face Transplants/Condors
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.
06. Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine
2013-09-29
Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.
07. Back-to-School / Cow Manure
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.
08. NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes
2013-10-13
Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.
09. Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing
2013-10-20
Marita goes swimming with sharks to see first-hand how a new underwater robot is tracking animal behavior in the ocean.
10. Concussion Tech / Mushrooms
2013-10-27
Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.
11. E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology
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.
12. Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic
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.
13. Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy
2013-11-24
Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.
14. Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine
2013-12-08
Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.
15. PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars
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.
16. Exo Bionic / Cancer Test
2013-12-22
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17. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
2013-12-29
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18. 3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms
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.
19. Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes
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.
20. DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein
2014-01-19
Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.
21. DNA Testing at Home
2014-01-26
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22. Fountain of Youth?
2014-02-02
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23. Lung in a Box
2014-02-09
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24. Space Archaeology
2014-02-16
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25. Inside the CSI
2014-02-23
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26. The Frozen Zoo
2014-03-02
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27. Medical Marijuana for Kids
2014-03-09
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28. Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal
2014-03-16
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29. Hollywood Resurrection
2014-03-23
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30. Eyes in the Sky
2014-03-30
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31. Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy
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.
32. Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat
2014-04-13
Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.
33. Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed
2014-04-20
New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.
34. Sniffing Out Cancer
2014-04-27
Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.
35. The Amazing Spider Web
2014-05-04
Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.
36. Frozen: Operation IceBridge
2014-05-11
NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.
37. Science Slumber Party
2014-05-18
Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.
38. Distracted Driving
2014-05-25
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39. Farms Without Fields
2014-06-01
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40. Brain Hack
2014-06-08
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