About innovations that can change lives. Genetically modified food. We are going to restore the intersection of hardware and humanity, and we are doing it a new way. This is a show about science by scientists. Techknow investigators giving voice to the voiceless. Welcome to kechknow. I am phil torres. We meet someone knew, they will often make immediate decisions about who you are based upon your general appearance and what your face looks like and what you are wearing but, also, on the sounds of a your voice . Its true. There are tennessee of millions who cant speak or have limited speech. Two and a half million of them are right here in the sglurns. Of those two and a half million, 40 use some kind of text to speech to communicate but they all sound pretty much alike. At the youngs home, this point. Thats because 16yearold sara young was about to get a gift like no other. Her very own voice. She has been known as savvy sarah, happy and joyful. Sarah was born with Cerebral Palsy leavi
We focus yet on young women in india who have suffered unspeakable attacks, but will not be silenced. The story of these sheroes from filmmaker of jiha n n chavis. The strengths of sheroes. Next here we meet a woman on a long road to making a difference. Its a jail facing many of americas biggest cities, and as it turns out some of the communities far off the beaten path. Homelessness,s almost seen as an unfixable problem. But brian locman traveled route 66 into northern arizona, to find a woman whose strength is creating home. One night it was march march 12, 2014, 3 36 in the morning. I woke up with a strong voice in my head who said you need to take over distressed motels and turn them into transitional housing. Really . What do i do with that. I wasnt looking to do that. That morning i got up and started making phone calls. I wrote the business plan. I found a motel, and a year later we opened up. My name is laurie barlow, and im the founder and executive director of a new living.
Indias Prime Minister mourns the death of more than 100 people after a massive explosion is triggered by fireworks in a temple in india. The tiger population increases but the concerns remain about the future of the species. Reporter i will be here with all the days sport including. The english premier included a ceasefire has formally started in yemen but fighting continued in the run up. A spokesman for the saudiled military coalition which backed up by forces. Talks are due to take place in kuwait next week. Reporter this is one of the oldest cities in the world and it has been in houthi rebel hands for more than a year and a half. People here and right across yemen have borne the brunt of the civil war and while they may have different allegiances, many are united in their desire for peace. Translation were for peace. We support a ceasefire solution in every day. A ceasefire is what the yemeni people want. We need commitments that everybody abide by. Translation we need one that la
Thanks for joining us, im adam may with this report. Tonight we tackle a subject that we all face death. If you think about how you want to die, you might say peacefully in your sleep or surrounded by friends or family. Well, what g you could plan that and avoid a drawnout sometimes painful death. Because of diseases or cancers. The debate over medically assisted suicide is rapidly heating up, and soon it could be a real option for millions more americans. For those on the front lines of this battle. All eyes are on california, thats where one husband made a promise to britney. We cannot legislate morality, this is a matter of choice. Reporter california Lawmakers Debate becoming the next state to legalize medically assisted suf. One man watching knows the issue as well as anyone . The mainstay of killing through physician assisted suicide is a drug called pentobarbital. It works by suffocating victims. All the arguments they bring up. Its a simply slope. Its depressed. This is an act
Of women. But there are still great challenges for them, too, like limited opportunity, inequity and genderbased violence. We focus yet on young women in india who have suffered unspeakable attacks, but will not be silenced. The story of these sheroes from filmmaker of jiha n n chavis. The strengths of sheroes. Next here we meet a woman on a long road to making a difference. Its a jail facing many of americas biggest cities, and as it turns out some of the communities far off the beaten path. Homelessness,s almost seen as an unfixable problem. But brian locman traveled route 66 into northern arizona, to find a woman whose strength is creating home. One night it was march march 12, 2014, 3 36 in the morning. I woke up with a strong voice in my head who said you need to take over distressed motels and turn them into transitional housing. Really . What do i do with that. I wasnt looking to do that. That morning i got up and started making phone calls. I wrote the business plan. I found a