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Episode Five of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We take a look at the changing multi-billion dollar gaming industry, hear about the future of wearable devices and learn about the building blocks of matter.
SciTech Now: Season 1 - 44 Episode s
1x1 - Episode 1
September 25, 2014
In the premiere episode of SciTech Now, we investigate the future of the digital age and try to bridge the gap between engineering and the fine arts.
1x2 - Episode 2
October 2, 2014
In episode two, seniors take charge of technology and an iconic brain teaser turns 40.
1x3 - Episode 3
October 8, 2014
In episode 3, we meet the future women of coding, update an ancient art form with lasers, and explore life under water.
1x4 - Episode 4
October 16, 2014
Episode four of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We step inside a museum making math fun, we see drones take flight across America, we learn about the science of song and its effect on the brain, we meet a man trying to revolution the “big box” shopping experience, and we get an inside look at the technology keeping our cities safe.
1x5 - Episode 5
October 22, 2014
Episode Five of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We take a look at the changing multi-billion dollar gaming industry, hear about the future of wearable devices and learn about the building blocks of matter.
1x6 - Episode 6
October 29, 2014
Episode six of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We see the future of driverless cars, we learn how an unusual creature may save our shorelines, we meet a teen entrepreneur shining a light on political funding, and we take a look at one of the oldest societies on Earth.
1x7 - Episode 7
November 5, 2014
Episode Seven of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We take a look at a hands-on approach to science and math, learn how devices have gone digital, meet the creators of a startup revolutionizing the future of coding, look at how trash is being turned to gas in space, and meet a man taking Legos to a new level.
1x8 - Episode 8
November 12, 2014
Episode eight of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We take a look at one town trying to crack the code of internet access, we meet a designer and engineer making high tech “kinetic” furniture, Dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf answers the question, “What is the future of the universe?” we learn how to read at lightning speed and see the science of cheese.
1x9 - Episode 9
November 19, 2014
Episode nine of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We step into a world-renowned research lab pushing the boundaries of women in science, we take a swim with the snot otter, we learn how big data is shaping our lives, and take a look at robotics in the wild.
1x10 - Episode 10
December 17, 2014
Episode ten of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We learn what happens when your house can track every kilowatt of energy you use, physicist Brian Greene and actor Alan Alda deconstruct Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, we meet a man at the cutting edge of virtual reality and get to know the animal misfits of our planet.
1x11 - Episode 11
January 7, 2015
Episode eleven of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We look at how Detroit is using innovation to fight urban blight, how some buzzworthy apps will help you stay healthy, and we meet one girl who is determined to be the first person on Mars.
1x12 - Episode 12
January 14, 2015
Episode twelve of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We give you an inside look at Google Lunar XPrize race to space and take a behind the scenes tour of one of the world’s largest herbariums.
1x13 - Episode 13
January 21, 2015
Episode thirteen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet Wikimedia Foundation’s Special Advisor and take you underwarter to investigate invasive species creeping into our waters.
1x14 - Episode 14
January 28, 2015
Episode fourteen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We find out how farmers are modernizing their water usage and how banking is going digital.
1x15 - Episode 15
February 4, 2015
Episode fifteen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We talk conservation with famed primatologist Jane Goodall and learn about a company that’s trying to send us (back) to the Moon.
1x16 - Episode 16
February 11, 2015
Episode sixteen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet the makers of Etsy, learn how St. Louis is updating their aging sewer system, and find out how secure your data really is.
1x17 - Episode 17
February 18, 2015
Episode seventeen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We find out how cities are going digital and check in with another team competing for the Lunar X Prize.
1x18 - Episode 18
February 25, 2015
Episode eighteen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet scientists who are testing the upper limits of computing and explore new ways of telling stories in interactive spaces.
1x19 - Episode 19
March 18, 2015
Episode nineteen of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We look at LEDs to rethink lighting and meet a group of students who are staying after school to learn STEM.
1x20 - Episode 20
March 25, 2015
Episode twenty of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We contemplate mass extinction and meet a new wave of robots that looks remarkably lifelike.
1x21 - Episode 21
April 1, 2015
Episode twenty-one of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We find out how farming is becoming more sustainable and how museums are getting modernized.
1x22 - Episode 22
April 8, 2015
Episode twenty-two of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet the race car driver who fuels his vehicle with food and talk to a tech reporter about the ramifications of online data collection.
1x23 - Episode 23
April 15, 2015
Episode twenty-three of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet a Catholic astronomer and try to better understand natural disasters.
1x24 - Episode 24
April 22, 2015
Episode twenty-four of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We discover the peculiar death rituals of crows and go looking for the pterosaur, elusive cousin of the dinosaur.
1x25 - Episode 25
April 29, 2015
Episode twenty-five of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet veterans trying to make it in business and the tech experts behind some of the world’s biggest events.
1x26 - Episode 26
May 6, 2015
Episode twenty-six of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. Meet the scientists who may have found a cause of autism and discover the technology being used in Antarctica to keep tabs on penguins.
1x27 - Episode 27
May 13, 2015
Episode twenty-seven of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. Find out how hibernating grizzly bears may hold the cure for diabetes and see how scientists are trying to bring species back from extinction.
1x28 - Episode 28
May 20, 2015
Episode twenty-eight of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. Find out if solar power can save us and how folks are fighting to close the gender gap in tech.
1x29 - Episode 29
May 27, 2015
Episode twenty-nine of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We meet an organization based in the South Bronx that’s bringing tech jobs back to cities and learn about how biofluorescence in fish could yield biomedical breakthroughs.
1x30 - Episode 30
June 10, 2015
Episode thirty of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. Take a look inside of New York City’s exclusive Explorers Club with an expert from “Science Friday” film by Emily Driscoll.
1x31 - Episode 31
June 17, 2015
Episode thirty of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. Take a look at a company in Washington State that has developed a new technology to reuse food waste from grocery stores as fertilizer.
1x32 - Episode 32
June 24, 2015
Episode thirty-two of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We get an inside look at the U.S. Department of Energy’s newest particle accelerator, NSLS-II, and the advanced science and technology behind it; World Science Festival gives us a presentation on synesthesia, and more.
1x33 - Episode 33
July 1, 2015
Episode thirty-three of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. Heather Savage discusses fracking and its relation to earthquakes in the United States; researchers are exploring ways to use drones in emergency response situations, and more.
1x34 - Episode 34
July 8, 2015
Episode thirty-four of SciTech Now brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. We take a deep look at coral reefs and learn why these diverse ecosystems are at risk around the world. We also take a look inside a hospital where researchers have been working to develop high-tech goggles that can easily detect cancer cells during surgery, and more.
1x35 - Episode 35
July 15, 2015
In this episode of SciTech Now, we visit one community in Central Florida that is working to better cohabitate with the area’s black bear population; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with climate scientist Richard Somerville to discuss the Doomsday Clock; we do “Show and Tell” with two tortoises, Hermes and Mud; Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Dr. Michael Lipton about the risks associated with head injuries and we take a closer look at the Theremin, a unique instrument that uses bioelectric magnetic fields to create sound.
1x36 - Episode 36
July 22, 2015
In this episode of SciTech Now, we take a look at one school in Washington state pioneering the “flip classroom,” where lecturing is done at home, and problem solving is done in the classroom; we learn about a tenacious vine called the “air potato” posing difficult challenges to wildlife managers who are using small critters to fight back; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the CEO of Spire, Peter Platzer, who is trying to revolutionize weather forecasting one satellite at a time; we meet the “visionaries” behind the startup One Drop who have developed an innovative new way to help people cope with diabetes and we sit down with Mark Siddall of the American Museum of Natural History who gives us an up-close look at some of the world’s most venomous creatures.
1x37 - Episode 37
July 29, 2015
In this episode of SciTech Now, we take a look at a robotics competition that is jumpstarting a lasting interest in STEM for children of all ages; we sit down with the American Museum of Natural History’s “Coolest Dude Alive,” we meet a researcher examining how people fall in an effort to develop programs that can prevent or minimize serious falls for senior citizens; Microbial Ecologist Jack Gilbert answers the question, “What is the human microbiome?” and we get an up-close look at a new species of frog with a very distinct sound.
1x38 - Episode 38
August 5, 2015
In this episode of SciTech Now, we meet wildlife cops on the Columbia River working hard to stop poachers from catching and killing valuable sturgeon; we ask a scientist “Does extinction matter?” We go “Inside the Lab” and visit a group of Central Florida engineers who are building a flight simulator; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with MIT Professor Manolis Kellis to discuss this human epigenome; and we meet an expert at the American Museum of Natural History who explains the mysterious phenomenon dark energy.
1x39 - Episode 39
August 19, 2015
In this episode of SciTech Now, we take a look at how illegal hunting of deer and elk antlers is sparking controversy in the backcountry wilderness of Oregon and putting the animals in danger; we meet Dr. Kate Mansfield and the turtles she is tracking; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with serial entrepreneur Brian Hecht to discuss nutrition startups; we step inside an aquaponics farm in Florida that is revolutionizing the way we grow food sustainably and we get a visit from the Dinosaur Whisperer Dustin Growick to discuss the accuracies and inaccuracies of the dinosaurs portrayed in the recent film Jurassic World.
1x40 - Episode 40
August 26, 2015
In this episode of SciTech Now, we learn about a disease called white-nose syndrome has been killing bats all over the United States; we hear from author Ainissa Ramirez about her book Newton’s Football and how she is making science “cool” again; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler to discuss the concept of the “Uber of Everything,” and we visit an exhibition in Utah called ARTsySTEM that aims to combine art with science education.
1x41 - Episode 41
September 2, 2015
Reporter Andrea Vasquez explores the rich history of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Yale University’s Dr. David Spiegel to discuss synthetic chemistry and its impact on science and medicine; we take a step into Robofest Tampa Bay, which challenges children to put their programing skills to the test while inspiring future generations to pursue careers in math and science; and we meet Jennifer Funk, a researcher at Chapman University in California, who discusses plant life in drought conditions.
1x42 - Episode 42
September 9, 2015
In episode 42 of SciTech Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory in Oregon is working to solve crimes in the wild with unique investigative processes; Hari Sreenivasan sits down with American Library Association President Sari Feldman on the state of libraries in the digital age; Steve Brown of Intel discusses the complexities of Moore’s Law; and the Financial Times reporter Tanya Powley brings us inside the engineering hub of the supersonic car that is gearing up to break the land speed record.
1x43 - Episode 43
September 16, 2015
In episode 43 of SciTech Now, reporter Andrea Vasquez takes us to the world of 3D printing at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Design Expo in New York City; Eric Arndt of MIT discusses the unique bombardier beetle; Adam Obeng of Columbia University discusses his new app Chirp; a hospital in Florida is developing a new parachute implant for patients suffering from heart disease; and a New Jersey high school is revolutionizing the study of biology with the BioDome: a home for plants and animals.
1x44 - Episode 44
September 23, 2015
In episode 44 of SciTech Now, the environmental reporting team EarthFix on the plight of the bald eagle; Ofer Leidner on his wellness app, Happify; we meet the team behind Wubees, a game that strengthens the social interaction skills of children with autism; and an international team of researchers uses the web application Morpho Bank to build evolutionary maps for different species.