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Interview with Peter Platzer, CEO of Spire
The inaccuracy of weather reports on record breaking snowfalls and scorching heat has many questioning the reliability of data from outdated weather satellites. Across the globe, one man is using a constellation of cutting edge satellites to revolutionize the weather technology industry. Peter Platzer, CEO of Spire joins us now.

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Vaux's Swifts, Darwin's unseen manuscripts, renewable power of ocean waves and sunset tech

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Unearthing an ancient city, wearable electronics, marine microbes and white-nose syndrome

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Military Medicine, soft robotics; the uncharted Amazon; and tech-savvy students

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The perfect cup of joe, a snapshot of a solar eclipse; colorful tires; and scanning fish.

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Roaches, the story of a retired astronaut, VR and the sustainability of guitar making.

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A preschool class connects with nature, wildlife trade, robots and saving the planet.

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Detecting life on Jupiter, sounds of the city; citizen science; and Aspirin of the future.

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Coding; the impact of design; and the immortal hydra.

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India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, seniors try VR and a Utah girls club builds weather balloons

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Acoustic engineering, pipeline leaks; tracking pelicans, and meet the CEO of GM

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The speed of light with peeps, climate change, and engineering a bomb-sniffing locust.

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Tech-savvy farming, community microgrid, a therapy for soldiers and a pre-k STEM program.