Mudslides can be a dangerous and deadly natural event and are often triggered after widespread wildfires. In California, emergency responders and the U.S. Geological Survey are researching better ways to be prepared in the event of a mudslide.

Seats in cars today have the ability to move to its drivers desired position. But what happens when you take it to the next level and create a seat with five expressive behaviors. Hamish Tennent researcher at Cornell University joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the potential interactions between users and the modern car seat.

Today's increasingly advanced technology has helped humans surpass their bodies normal limitations. Now scientists are testing an implant that could help improve memory--especially for those who suffer from cognitive disorders. Michael Kahana, Director of the University of Pennsylvania computational Memory Lab joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how memory works and how is it stored on our brains.

Breaking objects is part of the normal day to day operations at the materials test center in Greensborough North Carolina. We learn how these experts are breaking everyday items in an effort to save lives.

Wrong way driving crashes account for over 300 traffic deaths in the United States each year. The Texas Department Of Transportation has teamed up with other research institutions to find ways to better warn wrong-way drivers. They hope these technological advancements will be in our vehicles in the next few years.

Whether we realize it or not, we use math every day, from telling time, to balancing our budget, to cooking and shopping. We visit an exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas, that uses interactive video games, animated movies and even mountain bikes to show how math impacts our daily lives.

The friction between science and religion goes back centuries. While the conflict often lies in beliefs and research, the common ground between the two is sometimes left unexplored. Researchers dive deeper into this debate.

In 2017, NASA announced the discovery of seven earth-sized exoplanets orbiting a single star called, Trappist-One. Now, data has revealed new clues about the composition of these exoplanets and their potential to support life. Astronomy and astrophysics professor at the CUNY College of Staten Island, Emily Rice, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

A bog is a diverse wetland habitat where you can find plants to eat...and plants that do the eating. We take a tour of a bog in Black Moshannon State Park in Pennsylvania.

What a robot swarms space elevators and augmented reality have in common they're all technological innovations explored in a new bestselling book called "Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies that will improve and or ruin everything. "Co-Author and noted Researcher Kelly Weinersmith joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

The Solar System is known for its complex composition, including debris from asteroids and comets, called meteorites. Arizona State University Curator, Laurence Garvie, shows us what we can learn from each unique space rock that has landed on Earth.

As new technologies continue to evolve, 3D printing bones have become a reality. Bio-engineers are developing degradable bones that, once placed in a human body, will eventually be replaced by a person’s own growing bone tissue. We go inside the lab of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute to learn more.

Ainissa Ramirez is a scientist, author, and a self-proclaimed “Science Evangelist.” She is the creator of a podcast series called “Science Underground.” She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the secret behind spacesuits.

The Great Lakes Basin is battling a constant influx of invasive species that threaten the well-being of its native flora and fauna. These disruptions can cause tremendous environmental, financial and even direct physical harm. Now, Biologists in Ottawa County in Western Michigan have found that the digestive power of goats may be the key to fighting these invasive species.

Could a blind fish help scientists learn more about human sleep patterns? Neuroscientist, Alex Keene, from Florida Atlantic University Institute joins Hari Sreenivasan via Google Hangout to discuss the blind Mexican catfish.

Everyday items like watches and backpacks can now be turned into wearable technology. But what if high tech fibers and fabrics could set new expectations for how we use and wear our apparel? Yoel Fink, director of MIT’s research laboratory of electronics joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

Paleo-artists use fossils and scientific essays to depict animals that lived millions of years ago. Paleo-artist Gabriel Ugueto reveals the aesthetic challenges he encounters when trying to accurately draw extinct animals like dinosaurs.

Earthquakes can cause extensive damage and devastating loss of life. Now, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio is developing computer simulations to identify which buildings are at risk of collapsing during an earthquake. Here’s a look.

Inside Gardner Hall at North Carolina State University sits a library full of millions of insects in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Collection manager Robert Blinn takes us inside the insect museum to explain why these specimens are so valuable.

For over twenty years, the Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to capture images from Deep Space. In 2019, the James Webb Telescope will be rocketed from Earth. Zolt Levay of the Space Telescope Science Institute joins us via google hangout to discuss this next generation of the space telescope.