STEAM is Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. In this series, we talk to local people who are making a difference using the STEAM approach! STEAM stories air every Sunday during the CBS2 News!
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STEAM is Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. In this series, we talk to local people who are making a difference using the STEAM approach! STEAM stories air every Sunday during the CBS2 News!
Evelyn Taft profiles Charlie Hodges, a toy designer with a focus on sustainability. His signature toy series, called "Archamelia," is a unique blend of puzzle and entertainment, allowing children to expand their mind as they play.
An obsession with ice crystals led CalTech Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht to a one of a kind career. Libbrecht's work has been compiled into books and has appeared on U.S. postage stamps.
Olga Ospina profiles Shani Remer, a medic at the Santa Ana Zoo who details all of the ins and outs of her unique profession, including getting to hang out with a number of rare animals.
Amber Lee profiles Janis Hernandez, a geological engineer who works with California Geological Survey. She explains the extreme attention to detail her job entails, making sure to accurately provide a lay of the land.
Evelyn Taft profiles Jean-Pascal Lemire, one of Los Angeles's top florists, who uses a unique blend of science, art and math to create beautiful arrangements.
CBSLA sits down with Dr. Oliver Brooks who makes his living running a high-impact medical clinic.
Amber Lee profiles Bryan Vejar, an Arborist at the esteemed California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, where he maintains and ensures that the greenery around campus is healthy and thriving, using a special blend of math and science.
Carl Christman is a communications professor and a mentalist who performs at the Magic Castle. Olga Ospina reports.
CBS LA Meteorologist highlights Jack Seiler, a cotton farmer from the Palo Verde Valley, continuing a family tradition that began in 1967. He details the unique climate that allows his crop to grow so well, and how important weather patterns are to his success.
CBS LA Meteorologist Evelyn Taft highlights Jesus Pantoja, a local clockmaker and engineer who specializes in repair of antique timepieces, using a unique blend of engineering and attention to the minute details.
Mechanical engineering students at the University of Colorado are working on a solution to get more COVID-19 vaccines into rural communities by cold storage levels.
Food waste is a major contributor to the climate crisis, according to the United Nations, but now there's a growing slate of apps for that.
A new pharmacy that's opened in London includes everything from cold medicines and health products to coronavirus test kits and vaccines. But it's all made entirely from felt.
Someone's been leaving small metal sculptures in a park in Madison, Wisconsin, for years. But finally, the mystery has been solved.
Three high school students in Florida have not only built an airplane, but they've also customized it so people confined to wheelchairs can fly it.
A 15-year-old eco-warrior is making a splash in Lagos with her "Trashion Show," where models strut down the catwalk wearing outfits made by items we would normally throw in the garbage.
Scientists have translated spider webs into music, creating an eerie harp-like soundtrack that could help them better understand how the arachnids communicate as they spin their complex creations and may lead to advanced 3D printing techniques.
The University of California, Davis has partnered up with Allegiant Airlines' CEO Maurice Gallagher, a UC Davis alumnus, to create a rapid test that has efficacy in the high 90 percentiles for positive and negative COVID tests.
Two new graduates share a special bond that goes beyond studying together. Keith Taylor and his grandmother, Rosecedar Byrd, both received their diplomas from Indiana University South Bend at the same commencement ceremony.