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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.Shape-shifting, fluid-like robotic materials may one day no longer exist only in science fiction.We’ll learn about how microplastics could contribute to antibiotic resistance.And students and faculty at UVM ask questions about cuts to federal funding for college campuses.

Young people have been hearing for years about the link between emerging technology and their 21st century future. So it’s no surprise that robotics is an increasingly popular sport for middle and high schoolers.

A lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, is “opening the eyes” of its robots in a bid to improve humans’ quality of life.“Hi,…

Named one of the world’s ten most influential intellectuals by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an award-winning author, broadcaster, and documentarian who…

Andrew Yang is the founder of Venture for America, a major non-profit that places top college graduates in start-ups for two years in emerging U.S. cities…

Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter, fan-cruise operator, public radio one-man-house-band, and internet personality -- if in fact that is still a…

Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality…

Our tech guru, Jesse Feiler from North Country Consulting joins us to talk about home automation.The big three are here: Amazon's Echo, Echo Dot, and…

Technology is becoming ever more capable of doing jobs that we once thought were only capable of being done by humans like driving cars, unpacking boxes,…

Robots are perennial kid-favorites. In his new series, acclaimed illustrator Marc Rosenthal’s vividly colored, retro-futuristic robots encourage kids age…