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Karl Champley is filling in for Alan Taylor this week while Alan is in New York. Karl brings on co-host Dr. Cort Stoskopft to talk with Jim Kor and Jeff Hanson. Jim Kor is the President of the new electric car called Urbee and Jeff Hanson works for Red Eye on Demand, which offers 3D printing for the body of the car.

Karl Champley, the host of DIY Live, is filling in for host Alan Taylor while he’s in New York! Karl brings on co-host Dr. Cort Stoskopf to talk with Jim Kor and Jeff Hanson about the Urbee electric car. Jim, the president of Urbee, tells us about the Urbee and how it works. Also, we find out more about how Jim came up with the idea and where the name came from. Jeff Hanson of Red Eye on Demand is also on the line telling us about using their 3D printing to help with putting together Urbee.

Another new electric car has arrived! Today we’re talking with Jim Kor of Urbee and Jeff Hanson of Red Eye on Demand about the new car. Jim tells us about their plans for the use and safety of this unique car.

Urbee is a three wheel hybrid car that is designed to carry two passengers. Today we have Jim Kor, the President of Urbee, and Jeff Hanson from Red Eye on Demand on the line to talk about the car and their plans for the second model.

We’re talking about the article on PopSci.com called "The Chemistry of Kibble". Filling in for Alan Taylor is Karl Champley, who discusses the article with co-host Dr. Cort Stoskopf. The article talks about how our pets will eat what’s in front of them, not necessarily what’s best for them.

We started talking about an article on PopSci.com called "The Chemistry of Kibble". Karl Champley and Dr. Cort Stoskopf talk a little about the differences they notice in their own pets when they feed them dog food versus bones from dinner. Karl recently attended an event where he was able to talk to kids about the importance of dental health. Karl talks a little about a special coating for kids teeth to prevent cavities.

Last week we talked about the article ‘9 Reasons To Avoid Sugar As If Your Life Depended On It’. Today Karl Champley and Dr. Cort Stoskopf give their thoughts on sugar and whether or not it should be avoided completely.

In this hour of Popular Science Radio, we’re looking at ways to be a healthier you! To start off the show, we bring on Charles Michael Yim from Breathometer. Charles created the world’s first smartphone breathalyzer app that just might save some lives. For the rest of the show, we talk to Kris Gunnars about his recent PopSci.com articles. First, we talk about "7 Reasons Why Coffee is Good For You" and "9 Reasons To Avoid Sugar As If Your Life Depended On It." There’s a lot useful information in these articles, so make sure you listen in!

Stop drunk driving! Today we’re talking with Charles Michael Yim, the CEO and founder of Breathometer. What’s a Breathometer? It’s the world’s first smartphone breathalizer. Charles tells us about how he came up with the idea, how long it took him to put it together and why it’s a must-have.

A smartphone breathalizer? That’s brilliant! We have Charles Michael Yim on the line talking about the Breathometer. Charles, the CEO and founder of the Breathometer, talks about their marketing goal for the device. On sodahead.com, Breathometer partnered with their company to help with their research.

Who doesn’t love coffee? Today we’re talking about the article called "7 Reasons Why Coffee is Good for You!" Kris Gunnars, the author of the article, is on the line talking with host Alan Taylor about the reasons why you should drink coffee.

During the last segment, we started talking with Kris Gunnars. Kris is the author of the new article on PopSci.com called "7 Reasons Why Coffee is Good for You". We’re picking up where we left off on the list, reason number 4 "Coffee May Lower Your Risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s". Kris tells us how studies were done to get this information.

We kept Kris Gunnars on the line to talk about another article! Earlier we covered "7 Reasons Why Coffee is Good For You" and now we’re taking a look at "9 Reasons To Avoid Sugar As If Your Life Depended On It". Kris tells us why it’s important to start avoiding sugar and how it’s almost like a drug.

We’ve reached the end of the hour! During the show, we’ve been talking with Kris Gunnars, the author of two spectacular health articles. Kris wrote the article from PopSci.com called :9 Reasons To Avoid Sugar As If Your Life Depended On It". Kris gives us the details on why sugar is so bad for you and what affects eating it can have down the road.

It’s always impressive to see the talent of the youth-- especially when they’re inventing! Today we bring on 17-year-old Naomi Shah to talk about her recent invention. Naomi was voted one of the Top 10 High-School Inventors by PopSci Magazine. During the hour, Naomi shares the reasons behind her research, what her invention does, and what else she’s doing in her spare time. Tune in to find out more!