Techknow - Season 4 / Year 2015

Season 4 / Year 2015

Episodes

Distracted Driving
Lindsay Moran and Kosta Grammatis take a look at the science behind distracted driving.

Extreme Weather
Filming inside the National Weather Service's severe storm center; investigating recent spikes in extreme weather.

Deep Sea Gold Rush
Scientists race to explore undersea vents before mining companies harvest.

Beyond Ebola: The Virus Hunters
Virus hunters concentrate on finding vaccines and treatments for new deadly infectious diseases.

Journey to the Jungle
Traveling to the rain forest of Costa Rica to examine the impact of climate change on the earth; scientific expedition happens upon a cave full of bats.

Gold at Any Cost
Peru's Amazon rain forest faces potential destruction in the form of a modern day gold rush.

The Politics of Climate Change
Cutting edge scientific technology fights rising tides in Florida; controversial debate regarding climate change.

Saving the Macaws
Scientists who are determined to save endangered macaws from extinction.

The Digital Desert
The politics of internet speed; the U.S. city that curbs the trend by being that with the fastest internet in the Western Hemisphere.

The Problem with Plastic
Whether technological advances can improve the waste problem caused by plastic that is not being recycled.

Dirty Gold
The rain forests in Peru are being destroyed by gold strip-mining; new campaign against ``dirty gold'' targets major jewelers.

Who's Killing the Elephants
Scientists use DNA and carbon dating as a method to track and hopefully prevent poachers from devastating the world's elephant population.

GMO Foods
Scientists claim genetically modified foods can feed the world; an in-depth look at GMOs.

Unsafe Shrimp
The safety of seafood is scrutinized in a report that centers on illegal antibiotics allegedly found in shrimp imported into the U.S.

Investigating E-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are investigated. Included: the story behind smoking-cessation claims; and the alleged dangers of some vape flavors and larger vaping devices.

Investigating Katrina
A study of what went terribly wrong in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Included: technology that may be able to protect New Orleans from future disaster.

Journey to the Arctic
An Arctic expedition offers a study of climate change's impact on the region.

Bringing Back the Bison
The focus is on the bison, once on the brink of extinction.

Panama's Grand Canal

Ecstasy Drug Therapy
A look at a controversial drug trial involving the use of Ecstacy to treat trauma and PTSD.

Oil in the Arctic

The Big Quake Strikes Soon

Nicaragua's Deep Divide

Cracking Down on Exotic Pets

The God Module

Coral Catastrophe

Climate Chaos
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Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service
Restaurateurs who are looking for a quick fix or social media glow-up are in for the surprise of their lives when famed culinary titan Gordon Ramsay trades his signature chef knives for a state-of-the-art surveillance vehicle and cutting-edge spyware in FOX's all-new unscripted series, Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service. In a Gordon Ramsay series first, Chef Ramsay will venture into struggling restaurants under the cover of night. With the help of a secret source on the inside, he'll gather raw, unfiltered evidence and get a 360-degree view of the major issues facing each restaurant. This insider will not only remain a secret to the staff, but will also help Ramsay infiltrate the restaurant after-hours for a dramatic nighttime black light kitchen investigation that reveals more filth and grossness than ever before. By the time Ramsay reveals his identity, it will be too late for staff to cover up their culinary crimes. Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service will be his toughest assignment yet as he takes drastic measures to transform not only the restaurant but also the staff, because Gordon knows he can upgrade the menu and renovate the restaurant, but the most important change has to come from the people. Are the restaurant and staff willing to accept Gordon's mission, or are they too far gone to be saved?

Revival
Revival is set on one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin when the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the "revived" appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.

Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown is set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McLusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain. It is a stark and brutal look at the business of incarceration.

The Ark
The Ark takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.