ReInventors

Introducing ReInventors

ReInventors is a show that features scientists, inventors and tinkerers in the Pacific Northwest who are working to create a more sustainable future. You'll meet folks who are reimagining the basic elements of our everyday lives - where we live, what we eat, the way we get to work. Watch for new episodes every other Wednesday.

Introducing ReInventors

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  • Meet the Climate Game Changer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet the Climate Game Changer

    S1 E11 - 5m 3s

    Fighting climate change can feel terrifying for plenty of adults. But 17-year-old Rayan Krishnan turned it into a game — literally. Along with fellow students at Redmond’s Tesla STEM High School, he created Operation Sustain, a video game that teaches kids about climate change.

  • Can these super oysters survive our screwed-up oceans?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can these super oysters survive our screwed-up oceans?

    S1 E10 - 4m 56s

    Thanks to us, the famously delicious oysters of the Pacific Northwest are in danger. The CO2 and methane we release into the atmosphere ends up acidifying the ocean — which makes it difficult for oysters and other shelled sea creatures to calcify the homes they carry on their backs.

  • How bug ranching can fix the food system: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How bug ranching can fix the food system

    S1 E9 - 6m 8s

    A nonprofit focused on protecting salmon and a Washington bug farm are trying something new. Through her company Beta Hatch, bug rancher Virginia Emery raises mealworms as an alternative feed to fish meal — a zero-waste option that even reduces waste from other agricultural industries.

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