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Episode 11
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January 09, 2019
A Microchip That Acts Like a Brain
A native of Bogota, Colombia, Dr. Juan Claudio Nino became infatuated with science and math as a young child. Gravitating to something “less nerdy”...
00:18:01
Episode 10
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December 26, 2018
A Simple Mosquito Water Trap
For most people, mosquitoes are very unwelcome. They can also carry dangerous diseases like the zika virus and malaria. Dr. Roberto Perreira has invented...
00:15:54
Episode 9
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December 19, 2018
Spray Vaccinations for Chickens
Nine billion chickens are hatched every year in the U.S. Roy Curtiss and his colleagues came up with the idea of spray vaccinations, virtually...
00:18:22
Episode 8
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December 12, 2018
Detecting Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is hard to detect, and is sometimes called the "invisible injury." Nancy Denslow, a scientist at the McKnight brain institute...
00:12:25
Episode 7
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November 28, 2018
Next Generation Batteries
Making rechargeable batteries more powerful, cheaper, and longer-lasting benefits just about everyone. "Not a very good student in school," Phil Bennett didn't get into...
00:20:15
Episode 6
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November 21, 2018
Faster and Cheaper Artificial Intelligence
Imagine a brain on a computer chip. Jack Kendall, founder of Rain Neuromorphics has figured out how to connect artificial neurons in “neuromorphic hardware,”...
00:14:11