. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, "techknow" investigates "molly". >> hey guys, welcome to "techknow". i'm phil torres. "mdma", "molly", "x", call it what you want, this drug is offering some intriguing and even surprising potential in both the military institutional perspective and medical scientific. and that's why i'm joined by "techknow's" ex-cia operative, lindsay moran, and cara santa maria who can explain it from a neuroscience perspective. now, i've seen "molly" as a club drug but as a therapeutic drug? >> the military once used this as what they imagined could be a truth serum and now there's evidence that suggests that it could help ptsd sufferers. >> yeah and you know, scientists have long been intrigued by the sort of empathic benefits

. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, techknow investigates vaping. >> whoever bought this got way more than they bargained for. >> yes they did. >> it's everywhere... in clubs, street corners and cars. they say it's safe, it can help break the cigarette habit. >> if i had to say what is more dangerous; honestly, they're equal. >> but what's really inside those e-cigs? >> you never know what you're getting. >> dr. crystal dilworth is a neuroscientist who specializes in nicotine studies, she'll bring us the latest research. >> what happens to your lungs when those metal particles go into them? >> marita davison is an environmental biologist. >> they're gonna be around the corner. they went through there really quick but we got 'em. >> she's off the coas

techknow investigates rhino horn. >>> welcome to techknow. we're talking about a unique and rhinos. >> it is completely devastating rhinos, but this story starts with a company that is based in san francisco and they're literally cultivating rhino horn in the lab. fake rhino, but they're aiming for it to be completely indistinguishable from the real thing >>> what i find fascinating this is the opposition to it is coming from environmentalists itself >> the reason is because it's a controversial topic. we have to start with why they're in the position to begin with >>> let's take a look. [ ♪ ] >> modern day hanoi. the cap toll of vietnam is a city of contrast. it is where consumerism meets communism. where western tastes mingle with ancient traditions. like this one, the mistaken use the rhino horn for medicine. this more fighting practice is usually conducted in the shadows of the plaque market >> this is a very valuable product-- black market >> it sells higher than gold. >> the demand for rhino horn has poached the species to the brink of

. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... by scientists. and now techknow investigates religion and the brain. >> hey welcome to techknow i'm phil torres here with dr. crystal dilworth and cara santa maria. now today we're going to start out talking about science and religion. now to be blunt, these aren't two things that often see eye to eye. >> true on the surface they very much seem opposed to each other and i was a scientist trained to take nothing on faith and to only look at the data. >> and that's what's so cool about this study. crystal and i had the chance to go to university of utah where researchers are trying to determine whether feeling the spirit can be measured scientifically. >> we even got the chance to participate in the study and the results were interesting. let's take a look. >> i bapt

join the conversation by following us on twitter and at aljazeera.com/techknow. a techknow crew member is on vacation in thailand, when he comes across this all too common display. he's told they are ivory pieces offered up for sale for a price. the sale of ivory to foreigners is illegal in thailand yet as our camera shows, it goes on. as this old newsreel footage shows ivory was once very popular. >> ivory carving, a craft that's centuries old... but all that changed in 1990 when the international trade in ivory was made illegal. dna analysis is one tool that could ultimately help governments crack down on where ivory is coming from. but, it can't tell investigators when the killing took place. >> anything post ban is illegal to trade. what it comes down to this radiocarbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal or not. >> kevin uno is a geochemist who uses a method known as radiocarbon dating to determine the age of ivory. >> this part of the tusk tthat was actually growing when the animal was shot. cause we need to know when this elephant die. an

al jazeera america. >> hey welcome back to techknow.ow there is a crisis unfolding on the coast of california from san diego up to san francisco and beyond. >> sea lions are leaving their natural ocean habitat and wondering up on shore even sometimes in peoples yards and streets. >> what i saw was really incredible and while with the rescue team, i was shocked by the numbers of calls they were taking and the amount of pups that they needed to rescue. lets take a look. >> this sea lion pup named johnny cash is making a run towards the open ocean with a satellite transmitter tagged to his back. he may hold the answers to a sad epidemic along california's coast line. there are plenty of highways that hug california's ocean shores. la's 90 freeway isn't one of them. the sight of a baby sea lion a quarter of a mile inland is unsettling. but in 2015, it's not that unsual according to local news agencies. >> the creatures are stranding, starving, and apparently dying this year along the coast. >> the images tell a haunted story. >> while we ha

. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, techknow investigates shrimp safety. >> seafood by nature is a high risk commodity. >> americans love their shrimp, but most of it comes from countries that use extensive antibiotics that could make you ill. now, techknow goes inside the federal testing program... >> i'm makin' a shrimp powder. >> that's supposed to protect the food supply. dr. shini somara is a mechanical engineer. she'll share the results of her investigation. >> now how dangerous is that for human beings? >> and i'm phil torres, i'm an entomologist. i visit a shrimp farm in the middle of indiana... yes, indiana... that could revolutionize the industry. >> wow, this is like a little laboratory here. >> yes it is. >> and a shrimp farm. >> cara san

this is techknow. a show about innovations that can change lives. the science of fighting a wild-fire. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science, by scientists. tonight, techknow investigates the ivory trail they've tried to seize it, burn it, but nothing has stopped the terrible trade in illegal ivory. now new tools... strait from the lab that could fight a crime that's brought elephants to the brink of extinction >> getting a seizure is a great victory, but the elephant's already dead. >> marita davidson is an environmental biologist >> i am holding a tray of elephant poop. >> she'll show us the high tech plan to stop the killing. >> wow >> then, sea lion's stranded along the california freeway. yes, freeway... >> dr shini somara is a mechanical e engineer, she'll show us what's been done to to find out why this is happening. >> at this stage, are they feeling distressed? and i'm phil torez, i'm an entomologist. that's our team, now lets do some science. >> wel

al jazeera america. >> we're back here on techknow with an intriguing question. would you take a trip to mars? >> would you? >> this mission is still in its planning stages but some people out there say that they're for real, they are planning to go to mars but they are prepared to not come back. >> would you guys want to take it? >> i met a woman who's already signed up and she's raring to go. >> for decades, humanity has been fascinated with a manned expedition to mars. >> this is the definition of pioneering. that doesn't scare you? >> that's what makes it exciting. >> robotic pioneers like the mars curiosity rover have been crawling around the cratered landscape, uncovering clues about whether this distant planet can sustain life as we know it. >> do you have the right stuff? >> i have that right stuff. >> jaymee del rosario is a 27 year old entrepreneur and ceo of international metal source, a raw materials company that supplies metals to aerospace companies like spacex and lockheed martin. she is one of 100 candidates that has been selected by mars one, a p

. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> "techknow" investigates extreme food allergies. >> hey guys this episode gets personal, i'm here with doctor crystal dilworth and marita davison, and my epi pen. and i have it for a very important reason which is i'm allergic to peanuts and some other nuts too, but if i get too close to peanuts, one of you would have to grab this, take off the lid, and jab me in the thigh. >> i'm lucky, i don't have any allergies, but phil i know this is something you have to really organize your life around. i mean even here at this coffee shop you have to ask if anything here is cooked with peanuts or peanut oil before you can order off the menu. >> kind of a pain when it comes to ordering in places like this. >> but you know what's surpr

he said he was too ill and wouldn't be talking to techknow after all. in the end, little al didn't sell, not at the auction and not in the period afterwards. scientists we spoke to said they would value a chance to study the juvenile specimen. what is al's fate? will his bones sit in boxes in a basement like samson or end up in a museum like joe. scientists and dealers not involved with this sale said they were concerned this may not be a single juvenile after all >> the chances of two juveniles of the same species being preserved in the same area, it's virtually inconceivable that? >> that's not the case. you definitely have many instances in which multi juveniles have been found together. i'm not saying that that skeleton is not of one individual. it could perfectly well be >>> in terms of history, the business of bones is a relative upstart. but the true value of our past lies in the mysteries long buried. that may be too high a price for any one person to pay >>> you have to remember we're looking at something that has been buried for 150 million ye

this is techknow, the show about innovations that can change lives. the intersection of hardware and humanitarian, and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. techknow investigates genetically modified mosquitos. welcome. joining me today is my guests. what would you say if i told you would could eradicate malaria and dengue fever but to do so we would have to release genetically modified mosquitos into the world. what do you think the reaction would be? >> i think it would be predictable. i've covered a lot of stories about g m organisms for techknow and there is a lot of push back for the public because of that lab. >> yeah, but we're not talking about sweeter strawberries. we're talking about saving hundreds of thousands of human lives. the science is there. i've seen it and touched it >>> i've worked in jungles where these deceases are present. they're terrible and they're killers. if we can end this misery, why don't we? the female mosquito. easily one of the greatest pests of all time. this is one of the bigge

that's it for "techknow". >> go blind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow expert contributeers on twitter, instagram, google+ and >> pushing the boundaries of science. >> we are on the tipping point. >> we can save species. >> it's the biggest question out there. >> it's a revolutionary approach. >> we are pushing the boundaries. >> techknow is going to blow your mind. >> our experts go inside the innovations, impacting you. >> this is the first time anybody's done this. >> i really feel my life changing. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. only on al jazeera america. >>> the hunt is on for this suspect in the brussels airport attack. this is al jazeera live from doha. the other top stories. syria meeting in moscow. john kerry is call for the reduction in violence and more humanitarian assistance. bosnian serb war time leader awaits his verdict on war crimes >> reporter: i'm in this refugee camp where these refugees are goinba

that's it for "techknow". >> go blind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow expert contributeers on twitter, instagram, google+ and more. >>> this is al jazeera america. here are today's top stories. protesters in arizona blocking a road leading to a donald trump rally but it did not stop the republican frontrunner from speaking to his supporters. cuba is preparing for the rival of president obama tomorrow. the first time a u.s. president visited the island nation since 1928. a sci

that's it for "techknow". >> go blind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow expert contributeers on twitter, instagram, google+ and >> pushing the boundaries of science. >> we are on the tipping point. >> we can save species. >> it's the biggest question out there. >> it's a revolutionary approach. >> we are pushing the boundaries. >> techknow is going to blow your mind. >> our experts go inside the innovations, impacting you. >> this is the first time anybody's done this. >> i really feel my life changing. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. only on al jazeera america. he ♪ ♪ >> this is a story of the biggest undercover sting in the history of africa and the extraordinary man who carried it off. >> doesn't matter who you are, wherever you are hiding i come with my cameras. >> some of the most trusted people in the land allegedly

that's it for "techknow". >> go blind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow expert contributeers on twitter, instagram, google+ and >> it was an historic moment, 88 years in the making. president obama speaking to the government and citizens of communist cuba on the island's capital city. the first sitting president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge, back in 1978. so with when all of the ceremonies, photo ops and speeches were over, was it all just political theater? or did the president really

that's it for "techknow". >> go blind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow expert contributeers on twitter, instagram, google+ and >> >>> more refugees arrive in greece but face being forced back to turkey under the new e.u. deal >>> hello you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - d.n.a. tests to help identify the suicide bomber who killed four people in istanbul. >> the republic of congo where a long-time leader is looking to day in power >>> and the u.s. and cuba's tumultuous

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that's it for "techknow". >> go blind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow expert contributeers on twitter, instagram, google+ and >> al jazeera america, proud to give voice to the voiceless. >> we are creating a class of adults exposed to mediocre education. >> there's bad people out there in these sports. >> we call chicago "chiraq" because we have more killers than iraq. >> in order to save my children, i had to try to save everyone else's. >> i had to encourage them... to tell them, there's a better way. >> i have to do my one hundred percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again. >> you have kids here who've killed someone? >> yes we do. >> my homie got shot five times. >> have you ever seen anybody get shot? >> highlighting threats to children around the world. >> it's very difficult for us. we don't have clothes, we don't have food. >> in terms of child labor, myanmar is ranked one of the worst in the world. >> do you make anything that ends up in walmart? >> yes. >> this is where a lot of america's clothes come from, and it's a rea

. >> techknow is going to blow your mind. >> our experts go inside the innovations, impacting you. >> this is the first time anybody's done this. >> i really feel my life changing. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. only on al jazeera america. paying the high price of justice. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha, joinings us to speak about the broaders contexts of that. for people who have sued and won judgments against city, in your earlier piece they thought they might never get the money that the courts say they're due. >> reporter: right, and they feel it's a possibility even though one was award he 13.2 million and another 5.5 million, one is under appeal and another is in another lawsuit accusing cleveland of coming up with this strange tactic. david ayers who spent a decade behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, researching and finding out that the city had hired bankruptcy attorneys on behalf of these officers, during her research she found out this is something that never happened, that cleveland had never done this before but during her discovery phase, she fou

. >> we're going to start at 150,000 pounds >>> techknow has travelled here to attend an auction of a very unusual piece. meet al. the juvenile alisaurus. there it is. that is amazing. how old is this? >> this is about 155/160 million years >>> these men are two key players behind what will be a true techknow adventure. he is the curator of this action and the owner of the auction house. what stands out to you, what makes this so unique? >> first of all, it's a juvenile alisaurus. it is rare and unique thing. this is the best example of a juvenile one. >> you can see the teeth, they're very sharp. they're designed for grabbing on and not lesing go. these are for cutting and slicing >>> between 300,000 and 500,000 british pounds >> if you walk in to a dinner party and see that, you will say, god, what is that >>> is there an appeal for this? >> they're iconic, aren't they >>> there's something new in l.a. >>> dinosaurs are iconic. 1.2 million people came here to see this last year. >> introducing the tr echl x >>> this isn't business as usual. this is the business of bones. you did get

aljazeera.com/techknow. follow our expert contributors on twitter, facebook, instagram, google+ and more. >> in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. we did a whole lot of things at a were right, buthat were rightd some folks. >> it's been more than a year since america admitted to torturing people. we're trying to interview one of them. omar abaluci is a high value prisoner in guantanamo. he can be communicate with the government through a high be screening process. we have answers to the questions we wrote to him. james, we're just outside. james connell, has represented baluci since 2008. much of what he knows is classified. >> i'm not allowed to talk about black sites, existence of black sites. >> can we talk about the prison? >> i can neither confirm or deny that there's a dark prison. >> some details of the cia's torture were revealed, including the faims of the people involved but the -- names of the people involved but the world has heard little about them. >> that is h