With controversy. This is techknow. A show about innovations that can change lives. The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Now techknow investigates nicaraguas great divide. Hey guys welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by Lindsay Moran and marita davison. And today were talking about a story that is dividing the country of nicaragua and it has environmental groups on alert around the world, and of course we are talking about this proposed canal that would go right through the country and it could be huge. And phil, this canal project, along with all of the Additional Development involved with it, would cut through some of the most environmentally sensitive regions of the country. And lindsay, i understand behind this project is a Chinese National . Thats right, a very wealthy and influential business man, but someone who has no
Could be recycled. Why isnt it being done more . Now techknow investigates the problem with plastic. They throw in the street or throw it in the ocean. We have the technology. I cant touch it . No you cant. So why dont we use it . So you dont know what happens to the plastics you recover . Dr shini somara is a mechanical engineer. Dr. Crystal dilworth is a neuroscientist. Were standing by a pipe marked heated sludge. And im phil torres, im an entomologist. Thats our team. It smells very organic. Now lets do some science. Hey guys, welcome to techknow. Im phil torres and today we are going to be talking trash and a ton of it. Joining me with this trash talk dr. Crystal dilworth, dr. Shini somara. Now first up the water bottle, by some estimates here in the u. S. We use 50 billion of these every year and myth number one is that this is going to be recycled. Correct, actually its probably not going to be recycled. A lot of Water Bottles that we think are headed for recycling facilities en
Killed it, now get ready for this. An explosition of color and the return of these native animals. How many plant speices do you have in here . But volunteers trying to bring back one of the planets most complex ecosystems ran into trouble. We just needed something to help level the playing field. Why a certain animal from americas past was needed to pull off the impossible. Weve just arrived at the nachusa grassland and im seeing these bisson for the first time. Marita davison is an environmental biologist. Tonight, a trip to the heartland. Oh, theres a baby Cara Santa Maria is a neuroscientist. Im phill torrez. Im an entomologist. The epic drought of 2015 takes a hidden toll. From above these trees may look green and healthy, they are not. Here we see somthing thats dramatically different. Now the technology that can see what we cant. Thats our team. Im a prarie barber. Now lets do some science. Hey guys welcome to techknow. Im phil torres joined by Cara Santa Maria and Marita Daviso
If people only knew the problem that they were creating when they extolled the virtues of throwaway living. This is a monster in the creating right here. Hello. Hello. Hi, my name is jennifer. Do you know about the newby island dump. They want to expand it. Have you experienced odors . Oh constantly, for years. These neighbors are talking trash. As a group of milpitas, california, residents go door to door to fight the expansion of the newby island landfill. Located in the neighboring city of san jose. They hold weekly meetings. It stinks and they host town halls. There is a significant odor that comes from the newby island facility. Sometimes you know when i just go out and take a walk i just feel dizzy, and i feel like throwing up. The whole milpitas is like a huge bathroom, you know, it just so smells so bad. Milpitas, california. A sleepy Bedroom Community is the gateway to silicon valley. A bustling tech town of 70,000. Many citizens here say the garbage is taking over and ruining
Turkeysyria border show a russian war plane on fire and crashing after it was shot down of night by a turkish jet and both pilots ejected right now and Russian Helicopters searching for one of them, the other is believed to be dead and welcome to your world this morning im stephanie sy. Im del walters. And it crossed in the air space and issued a number of warnings and moscow says it can prove they stayed over the skies of syria and we will have more but first to moscow and rory challenge and how is russia reacting to this latest news . Well, the russians choosing their words very carefully. Its interesting listening to what they have been saying over the last couple hours or so. The official response has come from first the Defense Ministry and then the kremlin. What they have been saying first of all is as you have just mentioned that this plane according to the russians never left is syrian air space. The other thing they said is at least initially are operating from the assumption