The STEM initiative, which is designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to the nation’s schoolchildren, is getting a big boost from both the private, and public, sectors. Chuck Pell visits an event, sponsored by the Navy League, which puts thousands of future inventors in touch with adult professionals happy to provide their expertise. And we travel to Texas to watch grade-schoolers compete in a nation-wide contest building robots submarines.
Up Next in Season 4
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S4 Ep 8 - Technology Defies Death
New technology is capable of things not thought possible a generation ago. Host Chuck Pell has a conversation in real-time with a hologram of a holocaust survivor. Thanks to new tech these survivors will be able to personally relate their experiences, forever. And we visit a futuristic deep-freez...
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S4 Ep 9 - The Future of Five Senses
Future tech is changing the basics of human existence, including our five senses. Chuck Pell experiences a future robotic hand that will transform our sense of touch. He sees the biggest ‘ear’ on planet Earth. And talks to a scientist who smells a great future for products that can make our noses...
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S4 Ep 10 - The Future of Sustainability
Sustainability is a word you’re going to hear a lot more of on the road to 2050. Why waste when you can turn that waste into useable, environmentally friendly products? Chuck Pell meets inventors who are literally creating shoes out of thin air. Yes, they’re taking carbon dioxide out of the atmos...
