"Out of the Blue" Season 1 Episode 07

Abstract

Feature 1: The University of Michigan has often blazed a trail for advances in medicine. Now a new generation of researchers is working on the cutting–edge technology of stem cells to better understand stem cell biology and to develop therapies and cures for some of our most intractable diseases. Someday the life they save may be yours. Feature 2: Environmental Interpretive Center on U-M’s Dearborn campus uses the former grounds of an auto baron’s mansion to teach students and community members about environmental succession and stewardship. Professor Orin Gelderloos strolls the grounds and shows the changes that time and nature have wrought. Feature 3: Talking Points uses standard cell phones to access the internet so visually impaired people can get information about where they are going and the businesses they’re passing. But the system’s creators are realizing that sighted people may want to use their invention too.