SciTech Now - Season 3
Season 3
Episodes
Episode 1
In this episode of SciTech Now, Science Friday looks at a desert phenomenon in Death Valley; how technology and new voting apps are impacting our journey to the polls; how studying craters left by meteors and asteroids can help us understand what killed the dinosaurs; and examining the microbiome of the human underarm.
Episode 2
Epidemiologists in North Carolina track the evolution and geographic spread of Zika; CNET's Ben Fox Rubin discusses how refugees in Greece are using mobile phones, apps and social media; Science Friday shares insights about the mysterious octopus; and a special place in San Antonio, Texas where teens might not have access to technology and the internet can explore the digital world.
Episode 3
In this episode of SciTech Now, augmented reality's sudden fame and applications; NASA is creating a smart glasses system that can be used by ground operations technicians on Earth and by astronauts in space; mapping the topography of the brain; and scientists in North Carolina are using the Carolina Chickadee as an example of how songbirds can survive climate change.
Episode 4
In this episode of SciTech Now, the first biodesign event in New York City; Caleb Scharf explores the possibility of life on other planets; cyborg rights activist Neil Harbisson talks about the present and future of human augmentation; and a San Antonio youth program brings kids and code together.
Episode 5
In this episode of SciTech Now, solar power at the famous Daytona International Speedway; the physics of ketchup; a proposed tax on carbon, a surprising discovery of over 600 miles of coral reef; and using fire to learn about the declining giant oak population in North Carolina.
Episode 6
In this episode of SciTech Now, healthcare technology in the military has meant fewer deaths; Deborah Estrin teaches us what we can learn about our health through small data; the future of autonomous vehicle technology; and how the logs from a stranded whaling has proven quite valuable to climate scientists today.
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