TechKnow: Season 1 (2013)

Episodes

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   Episode 1 · August 25, 2013 · 25m

   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.

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   Episode 2 · September 1, 2013 · 25m

   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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   Episode 3 · September 8, 2013 · 25m

   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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   Episode 4 · September 15, 2013 · 25m

   Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

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

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   Episode 5 · September 22, 2013 · 25m

   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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   Episode 6 · September 29, 2013 · 25m

   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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   Episode 7 · October 6, 2013 · 25m

   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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   Episode 8 · October 13, 2013 · 25m

   NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

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

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   Episode 9 · October 20, 2013 · 25m

   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.

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    Episode 10 · October 27, 2013 · 25m

    Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

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

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    Episode 11 · November 1, 2013 · 25m

    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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    Episode 12 · November 17, 2013 · 25m

    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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    Episode 13 · November 24, 2013 · 25m

    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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    Episode 14 · December 8, 2013 · 25m

    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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    Episode 15 · December 15, 2013 · 25m

    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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    Episode 16 · December 22, 2013 · 25m

    Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

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    Episode 17 · December 29, 2013 · 25m

    Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

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    Episode 18 · January 5, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 19 · January 12, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 20 · January 19, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 21 · January 26, 2014 · 25m

    DNA Testing at Home

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    Episode 22 · February 2, 2014 · 25m

    Fountain of Youth?

23. 

    Episode 23 · February 9, 2014 · 25m

    Lung in a Box

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    Episode 24 · February 16, 2014 · 25m

    Space Archaeology

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    Episode 25 · February 23, 2014 · 25m

    Inside the CSI

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    Episode 26 · March 2, 2014 · 25m

    The Frozen Zoo

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    Episode 27 · March 9, 2014 · 25m

    Medical Marijuana for Kids

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    Episode 28 · March 16, 2014 · 25m

    Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

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    Episode 29 · March 23, 2014 · 25m

    Hollywood Resurrection

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    Episode 30 · March 30, 2014 · 25m

    Eyes in the Sky

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    Episode 31 · April 6, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 32 · April 13, 2014 · 25m

    Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

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

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    Episode 33 · April 20, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 34 · April 27, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 35 · May 4, 2014 · 25m

    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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    Episode 36 · May 11, 2014 · 25m

    Frozen: Operation IceBridge

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

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    Episode 37 · May 18, 2014 · 25m

    Science Slumber Party

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

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    Episode 38 · May 25, 2014 · 25m

    Distracted Driving

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    Episode 39 · June 1, 2014 · 25m

    Farms Without Fields

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    Episode 40 · June 8, 2014 · 25m

    Brain Hack