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Episode 2

Exo Bionic/Cancer Test

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

Episode 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.

Episode 4

Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 8

NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

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

Episode 9

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.

Episode 10

Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 16

Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

Episode 17

Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 21

DNA Testing at Home

Episode 22

Fountain of Youth?

Episode 23

Lung in a Box

Episode 24

Space Archaeology

Episode 25

Inside the CSI

Episode 26

The Frozen Zoo

Episode 27

Medical Marijuana for Kids

Episode 28

Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

Episode 29

Hollywood Resurrection

Episode 30

Eyes in the Sky

Episode 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.

Episode 32

Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

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

Episode 33

Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed

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

Episode 34

Sniffing Out Cancer

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

Episode 35

The Amazing Spider Web

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

Episode 36

Frozen: Operation IceBridge

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

Episode 37

Science Slumber Party

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

Episode 38

Distracted Driving

Episode 39

Farms Without Fields

Episode 40

Brain Hack