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.
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August 25, 2013
2. Exo Bionic/Cancer Test
A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.
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September 1, 2013
3. Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid
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.
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September 8, 2013
4. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park
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September 15, 2013
5. Face Transplants/Condors
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.
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September 22, 2013
6. Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine
Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.
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September 29, 2013
7. Back-to-School / Cow Manure
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.
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October 6, 2013
8. NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes
Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.
Marita goes swimming with sharks to see first-hand how a new underwater robot is tracking animal behavior in the ocean.
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October 20, 2013
10. Concussion Tech / Mushrooms
Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.
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October 27, 2013
11. E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology
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.
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November 1, 2013
12. Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic
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.
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November 17, 2013
13. Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy
Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.
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November 24, 2013
14. Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine
Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.
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December 8, 2013
15. PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars
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.
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December 15, 2013
16. Exo Bionic / Cancer Test
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December 22, 2013
17. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
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December 29, 2013
18. 3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms
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.
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January 5, 2014
19. Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes
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.
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January 12, 2014
20. DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein
Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.
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January 19, 2014
21. DNA Testing at Home
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January 26, 2014
22. Fountain of Youth?
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February 2, 2014
23. Lung in a Box
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February 9, 2014
24. Space Archaeology
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February 16, 2014
25. Inside the CSI
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February 23, 2014
26. The Frozen Zoo
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March 2, 2014
27. Medical Marijuana for Kids
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March 9, 2014
28. Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal
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March 16, 2014
29. Hollywood Resurrection
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March 23, 2014
30. Eyes in the Sky
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March 30, 2014
31. Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy
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.
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April 6, 2014
32. Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat
Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.
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April 13, 2014
33. Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed
New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.
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April 20, 2014
34. Sniffing Out Cancer
Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.
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April 27, 2014
35. The Amazing Spider Web
Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.
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May 4, 2014
36. Frozen: Operation IceBridge
NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.
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May 11, 2014
37. Science Slumber Party
Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.