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TechKnow Season 1

August. 25,2013

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Science series exploring how the latest scientific discoveries are changing our lives.

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Phil Torres, Cara Santa Maria

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TechKnow Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 40 - Brain Hack

First Aired: June. 08,2014

Episode 39 - Farms Without Fields

First Aired: June. 01,2014

Episode 38 - Distracted Driving

First Aired: May. 25,2014

Episode 37 - Science Slumber Party

First Aired: May. 18,2014

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

Episode 36 - Frozen: Operation IceBridge

First Aired: May. 11,2014

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

Episode 35 - The Amazing Spider Web

First Aired: May. 04,2014

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

Episode 34 - Sniffing Out Cancer

First Aired: April. 27,2014

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

Episode 33 - Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed

First Aired: April. 20,2014

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

Episode 32 - Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

First Aired: April. 13,2014

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

Episode 31 - Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy

First Aired: April. 06,2014

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 30 - Eyes in the Sky

First Aired: March. 30,2014

Episode 29 - Hollywood Resurrection

First Aired: March. 23,2014

Episode 28 - Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

First Aired: March. 16,2014

Episode 27 - Medical Marijuana for Kids

First Aired: March. 09,2014

Episode 26 - The Frozen Zoo

First Aired: March. 02,2014

Episode 25 - Inside the CSI

First Aired: February. 23,2014

Episode 24 - Space Archaeology

First Aired: February. 16,2014

Episode 23 - Lung in a Box

First Aired: February. 09,2014

Episode 22 - Fountain of Youth?

First Aired: February. 02,2014

Episode 21 - DNA Testing at Home

First Aired: January. 26,2014

Episode 20 - DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein

First Aired: January. 19,2014

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

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

First Aired: January. 12,2014

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 18 - 3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms

First Aired: January. 05,2014

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 17 - Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

First Aired: December. 29,2013

Episode 16 - Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

First Aired: December. 22,2013

Episode 15 - PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars

First Aired: December. 15,2013

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

First Aired: December. 08,2013

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

Episode 13 - Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy

First Aired: November. 24,2013

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

Episode 12 - Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic

First Aired: November. 17,2013

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

First Aired: November. 01,2013

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 10 - Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

First Aired: October. 27,2013

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

Episode 9 - Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing

First Aired: October. 20,2013

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

Episode 8 - NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

First Aired: October. 13,2013

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

Episode 7 - Back-to-School / Cow Manure

First Aired: October. 06,2013

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 6 - Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine

First Aired: September. 29,2013

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

Episode 5 - Face Transplants/Condors

First Aired: September. 22,2013

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 4 - Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

First Aired: September. 15,2013

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

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

First Aired: September. 08,2013

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 2 - Exo Bionic/Cancer Test

First Aired: September. 01,2013

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

Episode 1 - Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms

First Aired: August. 25,2013

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.