Join us as we take a look at the physics of snowboarding and how one company has made it their mission to make the most entertaining snowboard ever. Serial inventor, Michael Dubno, shares his thoughts on the Maker Movement, how he’s fueling his passion for gadgets and his goal to share that passion with students around the country. We chat with “Hidden Figures author, Margot Lee Shetterly, about the untold story of the African American women who helped NASA win the space race. And Researchers in Yellow Stone National park are tracking grizzly bears.

We take an in-depth look at Tuvan Throat singing with an ensemble demonstrating both their cultural heritage and vocal mastery. We discuss the promising scientific advancement in the use of artificial lungs with associate professor and biomedical engineer, Keith E. Cook, of Carnegie Mellon University. Meet Zena Carman, one of NASA’s newest astronauts, and discover what it takes to become a space explorer. And we see how conservation programs are faring in Oregon.

In this edition of SciTech Now, we see how an invasive species of crayfish is putting other species at Crater Lake National Park in jeopardy. We sit down with James Ramsey, the creator of the world’s first unground park, and discover how the use of cutting edge technology will bring sunlight underground. We go inside the Suncoast Science Center where both children and tech savvy adults have access to unique tools used by engineers, designers, and scientists. And we see how LED streetlights are changing the way towns feel after dark.

From the PBS Downloadable docsary Film Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield, we meet a veteran who is given new hope with a robotic arm. Geochemist of Columbia University, Yael Kiro, shares some of her findings on climate change while studying the Dead Sea. We take a look at a rare wood collection and the one professor who is dedicated to unlocking its scientific secrets. And we dive into the world of plants to see how they detect changes in light.

Join NPR’s Science reporter, Adam Cole, as he demonstrates how to find the speed of light with peeps and a microwave. We take a look at the experience design firm, Local Projects. We discover how climate change is impacting the Earth’s water cycle. And we visit a St. Louis lab that is engineering bomb-sniffing locusts.

In this episode of SciTech Now we take a look at how The New York Fashion Tech Lab is helping-fashion minded companies modernize the industry. Columbia professor Ruth DeFries talks to us about how the history of human development has impacted our planet. We learn about the Blue Ocean Film Festival and how it is bringing awareness to the public about our precious oceans. And Secrets of the Dead explores the myth of the Trojan horse.

In this clip from "SciTech Now, we see how the largest desalination plant in North America is making Tampa Bay water safer and cleaner.

Chemicals surround us, but which are harmful? We visit the EPA’s labs and watch as scientists perform chemical toxicology tests on things we are constantly being exposed to. We discuss the data used to improve our urban living environments and the future of our cities with Steven Koonin, director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University. The people at Not Impossible Labs 3D print prosthetics for victims of carpet bombings in Sudan. And we see how new technologies are utilized to change and advance the modern theater experience.

In this clip from "SciTech Now," Associate Director at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Michael Lipton, joins us to discuss the use of advanced imaging techniques in concussion research.

We join a biochemist on a mission to discover the molecular basis for the Glow Worm’s bio-luminescence. Brian Hecht, serial entrepreneur and advisor to many startups and digital media teams, discusses the next generation of drone technology and its effect on the global community. We join researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington as they test facial recognition technology to be a diagnostic tool to determine health risks. And we check out a new solar power facility in Florida.

Bacteria and viruses hitch a ride inside droplets of all kinds-sneezes, raindrops, and toilet splatter. We join an applied mathematician as she records and measures where these types of drops disperse in order to better understand how diseases spread. Psychology professor, Dale Cohen, at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is looking for the answers as to how people make moral decisions. And tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease and one of the top ten causes of death in the world. Take a look as scientists in Texas are working towards a tuberculosis vaccine and hopefully, someday, a cure.

Explore a New York Historical Society exhibition that highlights the advancements in technology from early innovations at the 1964 World’s Fair to modern day tech. Christopher Emdin, a science educator at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College shares the many connections between STEM and hip hop. Exoplanets pioneer, Sara Seager, discusses the importance of not only charting exoplanets, but also naming them. And we take a look at the complicated physics behind removing dams.

In this clip from SciTech Now, we discover how a new genre of drugs may be able to outsmart germs that have become resistant to current antibiotics.

We go inside New York’s first music hackathon where engineers and musicians join forces to confront different themes and music genres. Researchers at Carnegie Melon University has developed a prototype for edible electronics - battery powered pills programmed to deliver medication when and where it’s needed within the body. The curator of orchids at the New York Botanical Garden shares how the plants manipulate insects into pollinating them. And we see how engineering students at the University of Central Florida are helping people with mobility loss with their new and innovative design for a wheelchair.

In this clip from SciTech Now, we discover why elephants rarely get cancer and what that means in the search for a possible cure.

Join wildlife volunteers in Oregon as they set out into the desert to remove barbed wire and fencing from a future nature preserve. Theoretical astrophysicist and Yale University professor, Priyamvada Natarajan, sits down with us and discusses scientific theories and how they gain acceptance. We discover that the Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, may not be integral to all cells. And a team of researchers are utilizing the unique properties of the Jersey shore to study hurricane intensity.

In this clip from SciTech Now, Science Friday producer, Emily Driscoll, expands on her experience of filming University of Florida researchers studying weeds and how they fare in extreme conditions.

Discover if a massive magnet can help power the world by creating clean, renewable energy. We sit down with Jennifer Vento, managing director of Women Online, on how new technologies and hackathons are helping women stay safe both online and off. Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how he makes science both fun and relatable. And a network of research institutions is working to give scientists access to human brain tissue in order to better understand autism.

Have you ever wondered how effective therapy is? According to scientists at the University of Washington they can use an advanced new software to analyze therapy sessions and provide detailed feedback to practitioners. We discover how eating exotic species can help protect ecosystems. And we see how one university’s program is bridging the gap between a good idea and getting a product to market.

We meet hurricane hunters, who fly directly into the eye of the storm to collect vital data, and learn about the specialized aircrafts and instruments that make their missions possible. Hod Lipson, professor of mechanical engineering and data science at Columbia University, discusses the development of robots comprised of materials similar to those found in living organisms like soft muscle tissue. We join a tech entrepreneur who is combining STEM education, food, and fun. And a Texas company has developed the first holographic toy, changing the way we interact with the virtual world.