For more than 30 years, Steve Erenberg has collected early scientific and medical objects and instruments. Erenberg’s store and museum in Peekskill, New York, is packed with Victorian medical masks, surreal anatomical models and long forgotten devices.

How do we know we’re making the right ecological choices? Sustainability strategist Leyla Acaroglu has been working to answer this question. She joins reporter Andrea Vasquez to bust a few common eco-myths.

In our data driven worlds, developers are integrating tech into our infrastructure. One company in Kansas City, Missouri, is bringing data to the roadways.

From computers and phones to e-readers and watches, our world is filled with display screens. Now, two researchers at the University of Central Florida are developing nanostructures with tunable pigments, which can be used to create flexible, thin screens.

The word “euphony” means pleasant sounding to the ear. It’s also the name of a startup that’s using innovative software to help children on the autism spectrum find their voices.

Physicist and educator Umberto Canella joins Andrea Vasquez in a Google Hangout to discuss the recent discovery of gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of space and time.

Lead and arsenic used decades ago in pesticides are still lingering in the topsoil of Pacific Northwest apple country. This poses a health risk for children who come in close contact with dirt in the backyards and playgrounds developed from former orchards. Our environmental public media partner, EarthFix, gives us a look at what’s being done to keep kids safe from contaminated soil.

If 19-year-old Micah Green gets his way, his new housekeeping robot will be on the market by 2017. Maidbot is still a prototype, but the young inventor from upstate New York hopes it will help hotel staff make beds and vacuum floors.

Can technology offer hope to an artist battling Lou Gehrig’s disease, or restore hearing to a young musician? Founder of Not Impossible Labs, Mick Ebeling, talks to reporter Andrea Vasquez about “technology for the sake of humanity” via Google Hangout.

For Simon Garnier of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike has become an opportunity to ponder human inefficiency. Garnier is studying ants and slime mold in order to better understand collective human behavior.

A health alert along southern beaches in the U.S. is alarming visitors and residents alike. The culprit is a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria most commonly found in warm coastal waters where people swim and fish. We take a look at this public health problem and what steps can be taken to prevent it.

RaceYa uses customizable radio controlled cars to teach kids about science and engineering.

Science may seem like a members-only club for experts and academics, but recent efforts are opening the field to anyone who’s interested. Darlene Cavalier, founder of the science research crowdsourcing site, joins us to discuss.

The organs of one aquatic organism may hold clues for human development. By studying the zebrafish, researchers in Kansas City, Missouri are making new discoveries in developmental biology.

Agriculture may be one of civilization’s earliest innovations, but today, drones and infrared technology are making farming a thing of the future. Where farmers once had to walk the lengths of their fields to look for pests, disease and water damage, drones are helping them monitor their crops from new heights.

SIREN is a line of accessories for women that double as a protective device in the event of an assault or attack.

The Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas provides patients with state-of-the-art amputee care, helping them to return to their highest physical, psychological and emotional selves.

Scientist and author Ainissa Ramirez joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss one of her latest podcast episodes, “Why Snowflakes Have 6 Sides.”