Scientific Chicago with Neil Shubin

Sea Slugs, Virtual Therapy, LGBT Suicide

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Scientific Chicago with Neil Shubin

Our science guy, Neil Shubin, joins us to talk about sea slug brains, a therapist app for your smartphone and more in Scientific Chicago.

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Unplugged

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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.

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Brookfield Zoo Science Fair

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Brookfield Zoo Science Fair

What makes the Brookfield Zoo's science fair different from others?  We take a closer look at these students and their scientific savvy.

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Chicago Data Apps

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Chicago Data Apps

Two innovative web developers and Chicago's Chief Technology Officer talk about new apps for Chicagoans with data from the city.

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Photographing Endangered Species

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Photographing Endangered Species

We introduce you to a wildlife photographer who has made it her mission to track down and photograph Illinois' threatened and endangered species.

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Scientific Chicago with Neil Shubin

Star Formation, Self-Healing Circuits, Cornea Gene & Math Anxiety

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Scientific Chicago with Neil Shubin

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.

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Disinfecting the River

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Disinfecting the River

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.

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Proposal to Protect Great Lakes

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Proposal to Protect Great Lakes

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.

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Snowy Owls

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Snowy Owls

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.

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The Science of Fighting Fire

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The Science of Fighting Fire

We take you inside a groundbreaking research project that's using science to come up with new ways to fight modern day fires.

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Latest on Chicago Weather

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Latest on Chicago Weather

We get the latest on Chicago's winter weather from a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

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