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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #101

Examinations into an Internet attack on Estonian banks and newspapers; new technology that is helping children with Asperger's Syndrome; the disappearance of home chemistry sets; and surgery performed by a "robo-doc."

  • Original10/3/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #102 WIRED SCIENCE investigates garbage in the North Pacific Gyre; new methods of firefighting; the impact of global warming on plant growth; and new "mind-reading" technology.
  • Original10/10/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #103

Wednesday, October 17, 8-9 pm ET
WIRED SCIENCE's team discovers the checking process behind major league baseballs, visits with professionals completing a wheelchair redesign, investigates bringing cloned meat and milk to the public  and learns about infrasonic waves.
Note: Program segments subject to change.

  • Original10/17/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #104

WIRED SCIENCE discovers how to build organs in the lab, searches for neutrinos, combs Kansas wheat fields for rocks from outer space, and explores the world of unmanned aerial vehicles.

  • Original10/24/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #105

Wednesday, October 31, 8-9 pm ET
WIRED SCIENCE learns about the latest attempts to create blood; meets physicist Austin Richards, aka Dr. Mega Volt; covers this year’s Wired NextFest; discovers the uses of CT scans on fossils; and demonstrates a new technology called “shot spotter.”

Note: Program segments subject to change.

  • Original10/31/2007
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Episode #106 Wednesday, November 7, 8-9 pm ET
On WIRED SCIENCE, Southwestern desert communities face the “peak water” crisis; debate rages between analog and digital audiophiles; how anyone can accomplish high-speed photography; the X-Prize competition; a Bio Bank; and another “What’s Inside.”
Program segments subject to change.

  • Original11/7/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #107

Wednesday, November 14, 8-9 pm ET
WIRED SCIENCE observes the technology to help prevent bridge collapse; examines restless leg syndrome; demonstrates TouchTable's interactive interface; looks into sending signals via satellite; follows a dad and his daughter trying to build a UFO hovercraft; and chats with a "futurist."

Program segments subject to change.

  • Original11/14/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #108

Wednesday, November 21, 8-9 p.m. ET
On WIRED SCIENCE, a GeekDad builds robots for competition; a conversation with the founders of 23andMe; eliminating symptoms of various diseases by supplying electricity to the brain; making hot ice; the International Rocketbelt Convention in Niagara Falls; and how lasers aid in preserving ancient sites.

  • Original11/21/2007
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WIRED SCIENCE

Episode #109

Wednesday, December 19, 8-9 pm ET
WIRED SCIENCE explores a “space junkyard”; using human perception to digitize books; an invention that's helping blind patients see with their tongues; an interview with Craig Venter; and what science has to do with creating the perfect bottle of wine.
Program segments subject to change.

  • Original12/19/2007
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Episode #110 Wednesday, December 26, 8-9 pm ET
WIRED SCIENCE investigates an expedition's hopes of discovering new life forms in the Arctic Ocean; turning cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder; the WIRED Living Home; the perfect site for radio astronomers searching for life on other planets; how Hollywood is cracking the code to create “perfect water” on screen; and what's inside a cold remedy.
Program segments subject to change.
  • Original12/26/2007
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