S3 Ep 10 - Trees Change the Future
Xploration Earth 2050 - The Entire Collection
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Environmental bad guys beware! Trees are now safer thanks to new satellite imagery giving us a view of our planet like we’ve never had before. We now know how many trees are on Earth and, almost in real-time, can tell who’s cutting them down. Chuck Pell samples a new kind of tree, one that’s built in a lab and designed to stop global warming.
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S3 Ep 11 - Future Power to the People
New sources of power are transforming people’s lives, particularly in developing countries. Host Chuck Pell meets two young entrepreneurs who’ve invented a portable light that’s virtually indestructible and runs on sunlight. And, believe it not, sewage is being used to create clean drinking wat...
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S3 Ep 12 - Future Games
High-tech is a serious business, but it’s also fun and games. Chuck Pell gets in the virtual cockpit for a new kind of drone racing that’s going international. He’ll watch as robots compete in the world’s most futuristic soccer match. And a new football ‘dummy’ isn’t as dumb as he seems.
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S3 Ep 13 - Maker Movement
New tech is allowing all of us to become inventors. Welcome to the Maker Movement, a worldwide phenomenon designed to get everyone making all sorts of strange and unusual gadgets. Chuck Pell visits a Makers Faire for some hands-on experience in how young and old alike are creating the future.