2014

S1.E1 ∙ Food Cartographers

Tue, Dec 09, 2014

Ethan Welty and Caleb Philips are looking to solve world hunger and change the functionality of city agriculture by showing that sometimes there's a large diversity of food available to anyone globally-all we need to do is look.

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S1.E2 ∙ Political Action

Tue, Jan 13, 2015

Dana R. Fisher, sociologist, is studying how citizens engage with the democratic process. By analyzing protests, Dana hopes to uncover the state and evolution of the general populous' political dissent and satisfaction outside of the bipartisan system.

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S1.E3 ∙ Beekeeper

Tue, Feb 10, 2015

Dennis van Engelsdorp, former state apiarist for Pennsylvania and current entomology professor at the University of Maryland, is worried that bees-a crucial part of humanity's ecosystem-are dying.

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S1.E4 ∙ Good Humor

Tue, Apr 07, 2015

Meet Peter McGraw, humorist and psychologist, who has traveled the world to decipher the universal properties of humor. After completing his journey, Pete has embarked on a new project: improving peoples' lives by making them funnier. Follow Pete as he shadows his first subject: "Patient Zero." By studying social behavior and analyzing comedic intentions, Pete will test his new methods to make Patient Zero a funnier guy. But, is sense of humor something we're born with, or can it be taught? Perhaps Pete will change Patient Zero's life, one joke at a time.

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S1.E5 ∙ Musicology

Tue, May 19, 2015

Meet Nolan Gasser, Musicologist and Architect of the Music Genome Project. Nolan has dedicated his life to music - composing, analyzing, and leading the research behind the global music radio phenomenon, Pandora. With over 500 unique genes across 7 genres, the music genome project is the most extensive categorization of music to ever exist. Now, with the knowledge Nolan has collected, he is seeking to create data-driven music therapy to help patients who are battling cancer.

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