and full measure's joce sterman says some scientists think he's saving the day. >> in the digital age live on an electronic leash, and sometimes we dream of a life not on a tether. you'll find it in this town of less than 200 people. green bank, west virginia, is the kind of place where chickens roam free, country songs spill from the lone am station, and the sound of crickets is drowned out only by a passing car on a country road. it's not the shelter of these mountain hills that shields green bank from the intrusions of technology. it is the demands of technology itself. dave: their life does not revolve around that technology, that cell phone. >> life for sheriff david jonese revolves around a monstrosity in white you can see for miles a 17 -- miles. a million pound telescope 17 installed 15 years ago. it is the crown jewel of the national radio astronomy observatory built in 1956. the observatory, specifically its green bank telescope, the g.b.t., is king, dictating life since its installation back in 2000. it's the largest steerable radio telescope in the world, listening for fai