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Virtual Reality is changing how we listen to music
We listen to music all the time from our work commutes to the gym every task or detour in our day can have its own soundtrack. Now tech startups are putting music back on center stage, giving us access to everything from concerts to surround sound. Hari Sreenivasan discusses trends in business and technology in the music industry with Brian Hecht, our resident serial entrepreneur.
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27:16
Impactful tech tools; Improving critical thinking; Concussion sensors; Conserving water
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A giant aquifer; Working with composites; Skin cancer detection; Citizen science in Alaska
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26:46
Learning about language; Future of eye care; Cleaning beaches; Unpacking climate change
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26:46
A remarkable NASA engineer; Spider silk; A wristband that measures cells; Printing homes
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26:46
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain; PFAS; Bacteria art; Frogs in the environment
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27:16
Bias in AI Technology; Turning water back on; Automotive tech industry; Science of seasons
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27:00
The mysteries of gravity; Indoor farming; Squid eyes; A unique high school tech class
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26:49
Image of a black hole; Tech driven education; Gull colonies; Hands on learning in tech
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26:46
Lab grown meat; Concerns over screen exposure; Making skyscrapers earthquake safe
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26:46
The history of paternity science, tech driven education, and restoring seal sight.
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26:46
Phone payment solutions; technology in schools; chemistry of cuisine; personal turbines
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26:46
In this episode, emojis; arctic drones; water protection; algae blooms in the Great Lakes.