Phil Torres
TechKnow (2013)
Season 1
Science series exploring how the latest scientific discoveries are changing our lives.
Released Aug. 25, 2013
Episode 25 min
2+
Genres: News
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction
Network: Al Jazeera America
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms
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.
Aug. 25, 2013, midnight
S1E2 - Exo Bionic/Cancer Test
A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.
Sept. 1, 2013, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Sept. 8, 2013, midnight
S1E4 - Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park
Sept. 15, 2013, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Sept. 22, 2013, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Sept. 29, 2013, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Oct. 6, 2013, midnight
S1E8 - NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes
Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.
Oct. 13, 2013, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Oct. 20, 2013, midnight
S1E10 - Concussion Tech / Mushrooms
Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.
Oct. 27, 2013, midnight
S1E11 - 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.
Nov. 1, 2013, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
Nov. 17, 2013, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Nov. 24, 2013, midnight
S1E14 - 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.
Dec. 8, 2013, midnight
S1E15 - 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.
Dec. 15, 2013, midnight
S1E16 - Exo Bionic / Cancer Test
Dec. 22, 2013, midnight
S1E17 - Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
Dec. 29, 2013, midnight
S1E18 - 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.
Jan. 5, 2014, midnight
S1E19 - 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.
Jan. 12, 2014, midnight
S1E20 - 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.
Jan. 19, 2014, midnight
S1E21 - DNA Testing at Home
Jan. 26, 2014, midnight
S1E22 - Fountain of Youth?
Feb. 2, 2014, midnight
S1E23 - Lung in a Box
Feb. 9, 2014, midnight
S1E24 - Space Archaeology
Feb. 16, 2014, midnight
S1E25 - Inside the CSI
Feb. 23, 2014, midnight
S1E26 - The Frozen Zoo
March 2, 2014, midnight
S1E27 - Medical Marijuana for Kids
March 9, 2014, midnight
S1E28 - Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal
March 16, 2014, midnight
S1E29 - Hollywood Resurrection
March 23, 2014, midnight
S1E30 - Eyes in the Sky
March 30, 2014, midnight
S1E31 - 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.
April 6, 2014, midnight
S1E32 - Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat
Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.
April 13, 2014, midnight
S1E33 - Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed
New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.
April 20, 2014, midnight
S1E34 - Sniffing Out Cancer
Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.
April 27, 2014, midnight
S1E35 - The Amazing Spider Web
Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.
May 4, 2014, midnight
S1E36 - Frozen: Operation IceBridge
NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.
May 11, 2014, midnight
S1E37 - Science Slumber Party
Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.
May 18, 2014, midnight
S1E38 - Distracted Driving
May 25, 2014, midnight
S1E39 - Farms Without Fields
June 1, 2014, midnight
S1E40 - Brain Hack
June 8, 2014, midnight
Network: Al Jazeera America
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Aug. 25, 2013
Last Air Date: Dec. 25, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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