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SciTech Now: Episode 618
Season 6
Episode 18
In this edition of SciTech Now, learning how spoken language developed and how our brains manage it; new approaches to eye care; citizen scientists clean trash that is washing up on the beaches of Maui; high schoolers prepare for a spoken word performance on climate change.
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Glowworms; the next generation of drones; facial recognition, and solar power.

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24/7 internet access, how do atoms keep time; tech of tomorrow; and an app for ranchers.

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Tracking polar bears, seeking answers to Alzheimer’s, and revolutionizing televised sports

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Life on Mars, cybersecurity, oils spills and fish, and Newton’s Law on the baseball field.

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Turning data into sound, bird-friendly glass, healthy brain and nanotechnology.

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Sea turtles, animal societies, an accident turned innovation, and additive manufacturing.

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Sea lions; women in space; a massive iceberg breaks free; and gaming in school.

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Musk Oxen, biotechnology, students engineers, and a national park battles pollution.

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A scientific collaboration, animal-free leather, a new program for veterans, and STEM.

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Teeth, dwindling plutonium, saving the white sturgeon, and a science speed-dating.

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Superstorm Sandy, the American chestnut tree, using math to fight cancer, and seahorses.

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Synthetic humans, making an impact with STEM, tardigrades, and timber rattlesnakes.