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August 25, 2013

Season 1

01. Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms

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.

25min
August 25, 2013

02. Exo Bionic/Cancer Test

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

25min
September 1, 2013

03. 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.

25min
September 8, 2013

04. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

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

25min
September 15, 2013

05. 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.

25min
September 22, 2013

06. 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.

25min
September 29, 2013

07. 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.

25min
October 6, 2013

08. NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

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

25min
October 13, 2013

09. Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing

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

25min
October 20, 2013

10. Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

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

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
December 15, 2013

16. Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

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25min
December 22, 2013

17. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

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25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
January 19, 2014

21. DNA Testing at Home

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25min
January 26, 2014

22. Fountain of Youth?

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25min
February 2, 2014

23. Lung in a Box

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25min
February 9, 2014

24. Space Archaeology

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25min
February 16, 2014

25. Inside the CSI

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25min
February 23, 2014

26. The Frozen Zoo

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25min
March 2, 2014

27. Medical Marijuana for Kids

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25min
March 9, 2014

28. Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

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25min
March 16, 2014

29. Hollywood Resurrection

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25min
March 23, 2014

30. Eyes in the Sky

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25min
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.

25min
April 6, 2014

32. Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

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

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
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.

25min
May 4, 2014

36. Frozen: Operation IceBridge

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

25min
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.

25min
May 18, 2014

38. Distracted Driving

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25min
May 25, 2014

39. Farms Without Fields

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25min
June 1, 2014

40. Brain Hack

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25min
June 8, 2014