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Xploration Earth 2050
2050 is still decades away, but what might the world be like in that year? What new technology will be available? Will robots be commonplace? Will space tourism thrive? "Xploration Earth 2050" investigates some of the questions. The host speaks with entrepreneurs whose businesses focus on futuristic ideas and products in automotive technology, consumer electronics and health care. Scientists, doctors and science-fiction writers also explore the questions posed. The show also looks at older sci-fi movies to see how many proposed ideas have come to fruition.
S3, EP11 "New Power to the People"
New sources of power transform people's lives, particularly those in developing countries; a portable light runs on sunlight; sewage creates clean drinking water and electricity.
S3, EP9 "Simulated Worlds Test the Future"
The military creates physical environments that simulate rain forests, deserts, combat situations, and even the surface of Mars.
S3, EP13 "The Maker Movement"
The Maker Movement is a worldwide phenomenon designed to get everyone inventing all sorts of strange and unusual gadgets.
S3, EP12 "Games of the Future"
High tech can be fun and games: drone racing; a robot soccer match; a new football dummy.
S3, EP10 "Trees Get Technical"
Trees are now safer thanks to new satellite imagery giving a new view of the planet; a new kind of tree to stop global warming.
S3, EP8 "High Tech Explores the Earth"
Humans have always been interested in the workings of planet Earth, and high tech gives new insights; magnetic poles; the ocean floor.
S1, EP2 "Workbots - Robots for Hire"
Astronauts, designers and factory workers tell how the robotic revolution is affecting the way people work; a robotic butler.
S1, EP1 "Biomimicry; Mechanimals"
Designers use manta rays to change how people explore the ocean's depths; a mechanical bird's design helps factories become more efficient; a robotic hummingbird helps soldiers stay safe.
S1, EP5 "The Future Of Crime-Fighting"
A robotic security guard; a softball-sized set of eyes and ears allow crime fighters to see danger long before it can hurt them; scanning brain waves to see if people are telling the truth.
S1, EP4 "The Cyborgs Are Coming"
A search-and-rescue robot doubles as a tank; a therapy robot looks and acts like a real pet; a high-tech firemen's mask has more than X-ray vision.
S1, EP7 "The Future Of Wearable Tech"
Join host Joe Penna as meets a colorblind man who thanks to a revolutionary piece of technology has become a well-known visual artist who 'hears' colors.
S1, EP6 "The Future Of Medicine"
Electronic skin keeps tabs on vital functions and warns of trouble; implanted devices powered by the body; a simulator shows how robotic surgery will soon save lives.
S3, EP6 "Unusual Inventions"
A mirror that records your reflection and downloads all of the images to a cellphone; bulletproof material made of a new kind of foam; a two-ton robot that handles visitors' luggage.
S1, EP12 "The Future of the Oceans"
Turning to the ocean as a renewable source of power; floating islands big enough to support cities.
"Xploration Earth 2050"
2050 is still decades away, but what might the world be like in that year? What new technology will be available? Will robots be commonplace? Will space tourism thrive? "Xploration Earth 2050" investigates some of the questions. The host speaks with entrepreneurs whose businesses focus on futuristic ideas and products in automotive technology, consumer electronics and health care. Scientists, doctors and science-fiction writers also explore the questions posed. The show also looks at older sci-fi movies to see how many proposed ideas have come to fruition.
S4, EP9 "Future of Our Five Senses"
Chuck looks at a new robotic hand; the biggest listening device on Earth; products that can enhance the sense of smell.
S4, EP8 "Future Tech Defies Death"
Fascinating new hologram technology; a futuristic deep-freeze where people have their bodies cryogenically frozen.
S4, EP11 "Exploring the World of Artificial Intelligence"
The IBM Deep Blue computer and the role games play in creating artificial intelligence.
S4, EP10 "New Frontiers in Sustainability"
Turning waste into usable, environmentally friendly products; inventors create sneakers from carbon dioxide; landfills as a source of diesel fuel.
S4, EP13 "Future Tech Goes Back in Time"
How virtual reality technology recreates ancient cities; laser scanning and video animation bring new life to fossil research.
S3, EP1 "Future of Sound"
A fire extinguisher that puts out fires with sound waves; a sound cloaking device making submarines invisible to sonar; using sound waves to defy gravity.
S4, EP2 "Arts Takes on the Future"
Whether artificial intelligence is intelligent enough to make art; works of art produced solely by computers; creative reuse takes what was once garbage and turns it into raw material for all sorts of artistic activities.
S4, EP1 "Future of Weather Prediction"
Supercomputers predict weather events; drones fly right into tornadoes; three college students create a worldwide community by using weather technology to predict the perfect sunset.
S4, EP5 "DNA and Your Future"
Scientists work with fossilized proteins; using DNA to help find the perfect mate; a dog's DNA.
S4, EP3 "Plastic's Fantastic Future"
Plastic, one of mankind's most revolutionary inventions, is everywhere, and it also fouls the environment; the world of plastic recycling, where used plastic is converted into lumber, clothing, works of art, car parts and homes.
S3, EP2 "Teaching Goes High Tech"
A 3-D topographical sandbox allowing students to test earth-science theories with their own hands in real time; 3-D printing helps students create historical artifacts; nationwide math competitions.
S3, EP4 "High Tech Hits the Road"
Green technology: a hybrid between a solar powered car and an old fashioned tricycle, an electric-powered bus factory, and trains that float just inches above the ground.
S3, EP3 "Medical Tech Transforms the 3rd World"
Using technology to save lives; old car parts help Third World doctors prevent babies from getting jaundice; a wheelchair built to work like an all-terrain vehicle; growing medicines.
S3, EP7 "High Tech Revolutionises Medicine"
Doctors and botanists have come together to grow medicine; a lab where vaccines are developed inside of plants and then processed into pills; drones are being used to deliver medicine; virtual reality is giving doctors a new view of the human body.
S3, EP5 "The Classroom of the Future"
Virtual reality brings fossils, artwork and historical artifacts to classrooms around the world and changes the way teachers learn to do their jobs.
S2, EP7 "Humans Adapt to the Future"
An underwater tent allows people to spend days beneath the ocean's surface; explorers use the Utah desert to simulate what it may be like to live on Mars; quick, cardboard homes work in almost any environment.
S2, EP6 "The Future of Warfare"
Video games shape modern battle plans; drones carry more than weapons; scientists find a way to make tomorrow's army invisible.
S2, EP5 "Nature Inspires the Future"
Humpback whales show designers how to save energy; birds and bees wipe out killer mosquitoes in the Florida Keys; dogs learn to sniff out deadly diseases.
S2, EP4 "The Future of Money"
Canada's new plastic money; local communities print their own money; digital money.