Xploration Earth 2050 — Season 4
What will the world look like in 2050? Where will advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math lead us? Host Chuck Pell, artist, entrepreneur, and futurist , takes viewers on a mind bend
About this season
What will the world look like in 2050? Where will advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math lead us? Host Chuck Pell, artist, entrepreneur, and futurist , takes viewers on a mind bending journey in search of these answers.
Episodes (13)
1. Future of Weather Prediction
Aired 9 September 2017 • 22 min
Weather---it’s Mother Nature’s way to remind us how beautiful---and fickle---she can be. Host Chuck Pell visits a local TV station to see how supercomputers are used to predict future weather events.
2. Art Takes on the Future
Aired 16 September 2017 • 22 min
High tech is revolutionizing the way art is being created. Is Artificial Intelligence intelligent enough to make art? Host Chuck Pell find out when sees works of art produced solely by computers.
3. Plastic's Fantastic Future
Aired 23 September 2017 • 22 min
Plastic is one of mankind’s most revolutionary inventions. It’s everywhere—in your home, in your car, in your clothes. It’s also fouling your environment. Host Chuck Pell visits the world of plastic recycling.
4. Living Spaces in Space
Aired 30 September 2017 • 22 min
A child born in 2000 will most likely see people living on the moon and maybe even Mars. Host Chuck Pell visits training facilities for these future colonies.
5. DNA and Your Future
Aired 7 October 2017 • 22 min
DNA -- we all have it, and it’s being used for a lot more than solving crimes. Could we get DNA from dinosaurs? Host Chuck Pell visits a lab where they’ve discovered fossilized proteins that are coming awfully close.
6. New Frontiers in Soft Robotics
Aired 14 October 2017 • 22 min
We tend think of robots as boxy, hard, and a little awkward. Well, those days are over. Discover the new world of soft robotics, where robots are so human-like they can actually feel things.
7. STEM Hits the Nation's Classrooms
Aired 21 October 2017 • 22 min
The STEM initiative, which is designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to the nation’s schoolchildren, is getting a big boost from both the private---and public---sectors.
8. Future Tech Defies Death
Aired 28 October 2017 • 22 min
New technology is capable of things not thought possible a generation ago. Chuck has a conversation in real-time with a hologram of a holocaust survivor. Thanks to new tech these survivors will be able to personally relate their experiences, forever.
9. Episode 9
Aired 4 November 2017 • 22 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 11 November 2017 • 22 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 18 November 2017 • 22 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 25 November 2017 • 22 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 2 December 2017 • 22 min