Season 1

1. Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms

August 25, 2013 · 25m

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.

2. Exo Bionic/Cancer Test

September 1, 2013 · 25m

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

3. Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid

September 8, 2013 · 25m

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.

4. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

September 15, 2013 · 25m

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

5. Face Transplants/Condors

September 22, 2013 · 25m

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.

6. Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine

September 29, 2013 · 25m

Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.

7. Back-to-School / Cow Manure

October 6, 2013 · 25m

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.

8. NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

October 13, 2013 · 25m

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

9. Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing

October 20, 2013 · 25m

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

10. Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

October 27, 2013 · 25m

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

11. E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology

November 1, 2013 · 25m

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.

12. Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic

November 17, 2013 · 25m

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.

13. Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy

November 24, 2013 · 25m

Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.

14. Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine

December 8, 2013 · 25m

Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.

15. PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars

December 15, 2013 · 25m

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.

16. Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

December 22, 2013 · 25m

17. Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

December 29, 2013 · 25m

18. 3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms

January 5, 2014 · 25m

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.

19. Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes

January 12, 2014 · 25m

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.

20. DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein

January 19, 2014 · 25m

Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.

21. DNA Testing at Home

January 26, 2014 · 25m

22. Fountain of Youth?

February 2, 2014 · 25m

23. Lung in a Box

February 9, 2014 · 25m

24. Space Archaeology

February 16, 2014 · 25m

25. Inside the CSI

February 23, 2014 · 25m

26. The Frozen Zoo

March 2, 2014 · 25m

27. Medical Marijuana for Kids

March 9, 2014 · 25m

28. Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

March 16, 2014 · 25m

29. Hollywood Resurrection

March 23, 2014 · 25m

30. Eyes in the Sky

March 30, 2014 · 25m

31. Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy

April 6, 2014 · 25m

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.

32. Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

April 13, 2014 · 25m

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

33. Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed

April 20, 2014 · 25m

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

34. Sniffing Out Cancer

April 27, 2014 · 25m

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

35. The Amazing Spider Web

May 4, 2014 · 25m

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

36. Frozen: Operation IceBridge

May 11, 2014 · 25m

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

37. Science Slumber Party

May 18, 2014 · 25m

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

38. Distracted Driving

May 25, 2014 · 25m

39. Farms Without Fields

June 1, 2014 · 25m

40. Brain Hack

June 8, 2014 · 25m