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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.
S2, EP16 "The Future of Learning"
A hands-on approach to learning with robotic creatures; what video games can teach people; specialty schools help kids explore things they are passionate about; after-school programs introduce kids to exciting technology.
S2, EP17 "Transforming How Things Are Made"
How industrial diamonds transform manufacturing; concrete that heals itself.
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, 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.
S2, EP15 "The Animal Kingdom Meets Future Tech"
Using drones to track stray dogs; 3-D printing helps a disabled dog walk; a fish inspires a robot that environmentalists use to study oceans.
S2, EP14 "The Future of Robot Makers and Innovators"
The FIRST Robotics Competition; customized robots; using bacteria to make microscopic robots move; evolving robots.
S2, EP13 "The Future of Robotics"
A 200-pound robot that is almost as graceful as a dancer; a robot makes deliveries in office buildings; a robot designed to educate toddlers of the future.
S2, EP12 "The Future of Water"
Using millions of plastic balls to conserve water; figuring out ways for astronauts to survive on Mars; glaciers provide clues about Earth's water supply.
