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About science, by scientists.

2013
4 seasons
102 episodes
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Science series exploring how the latest scientific discoveries are changing our lives.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms

    25-08-201325m

    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.

  • Ep 2

    2.Exo Bionic/Cancer Test

    01-09-201325m

    A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.

  • Ep 3

    3.Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid

    08-09-201325m

    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...

  • Ep 4

    4.Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

    15-09-201325m

    Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park

  • Ep 5

    5.Face Transplants/Condors

    22-09-201325m

    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.

  • Ep 6

    6.Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine

    29-09-201325m

    Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.

  • Ep 7

    7.Back-to-School / Cow Manure

    06-10-201325m

    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...

  • Ep 8

    8.NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

    13-10-201325m

    Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.

  • Ep 9

    9.Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing

    20-10-201325m

    Marita goes swimming with sharks to see first-hand how a new underwater robot is tracking animal behavior in the ocean.

  • Ep 10

    10.Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

    27-10-201325m

    Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.

  • Ep 11

    11.E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology

    01-11-201325m

    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 restaurant...

  • Ep 12

    12.Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic

    17-11-201325m

    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.

  • Ep 13

    13.Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy

    24-11-201325m

    Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.

  • Ep 14

    14.Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine

    08-12-201325m

    Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.

  • Ep 15

    15.PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars

    15-12-201325m

    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...

  • Ep 16

    16.Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

    22-12-201325m
  • Ep 17

    17.Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

    29-12-201325m
  • Ep 18

    18.3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms

    05-01-201425m

    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.

  • Ep 19

    19.Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes

    12-01-201425m

    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.

  • Ep 20

    20.DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein

    19-01-201425m

    Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.

  • Ep 21

    21.DNA Testing at Home

    26-01-201425m
  • Ep 22

    22.Fountain of Youth?

    02-02-201425m
  • Ep 23

    23.Lung in a Box

    09-02-201425m
  • Ep 24

    24.Space Archaeology

    16-02-201425m
  • Ep 25

    25.Inside the CSI

    23-02-201425m
  • Ep 26

    26.The Frozen Zoo

    02-03-201425m
  • Ep 27

    27.Medical Marijuana for Kids

    09-03-201425m
  • Ep 28

    28.Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

    16-03-201425m
  • Ep 29

    29.Hollywood Resurrection

    23-03-201425m
  • Ep 30

    30.Eyes in the Sky

    30-03-201425m
  • Ep 31

    31.Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy

    06-04-201425m

    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...

  • Ep 32

    32.Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

    13-04-201425m

    Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.

  • Ep 33

    33.Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed

    20-04-201425m

    New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.

  • Ep 34

    34.Sniffing Out Cancer

    27-04-201425m

    Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.

  • Ep 35

    35.The Amazing Spider Web

    04-05-201425m

    Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.

  • Ep 36

    36.Frozen: Operation IceBridge

    11-05-201425m

    NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.

  • Ep 37

    37.Science Slumber Party

    18-05-201425m

    Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.

  • Ep 38

    38.Distracted Driving

    25-05-201425m
  • Ep 39

    39.Farms Without Fields

    01-06-201425m
  • Ep 40

    40.Brain Hack

    08-06-201425m

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