Our science guy, Neil Shubin, joins us to talk about sea slug brains, a therapist app for your smartphone and more in Scientific Chicago.
Scientific Chicago with Neil Shubin
Sea Slugs, Virtual Therapy, LGBT Suicide
Feb 14, 2012 | | 0 Comments

Our science guy, Neil Shubin, joins us to talk about sea slug brains, a therapist app for your smartphone and more in Scientific Chicago.
Recently, in the news, there was a story about a 24-year-old who gave up using a computer and a cell phone for 90 days. We put two Chicago Tonight staffers to the test to see if they could go "unplugged" -- for just one weekend! We asked them to share their experiences and photos.
What makes the Brookfield Zoo's science fair different from others? We take a closer look at these students and their scientific savvy.
Two innovative web developers and Chicago's Chief Technology Officer talk about new apps for Chicagoans with data from the city.
We introduce you to a wildlife photographer who has made it her mission to track down and photograph Illinois' threatened and endangered species.
Do you know someone with math anxiety? New research offers clues about what's happening in a brain that's anxious about math. Our science guy, Neil Shubin, has that story and more in Scientific Chicago.
In tonight's Scientific Chicago, Ash-har Quraishi tells us about some of the technologies that are being considered to disinfect wastewater released into the Chicago River.
A new report proposes a multi-billion dollar engineering change to Chicago's waterways to cut off an Asian Carp invasion. Ash-har Quraishi has the details.
Chicago is in the midst of a snowy owl invasion! We talk with a birder and a Field Museum scientist looking to uncover the hidden city dangers facing these beautiful creatures.
We take you inside a groundbreaking research project that's using science to come up with new ways to fight modern day fires.
We get the latest on Chicago's winter weather from a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.