''TechKnow'' is a 30-minute news program on the

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and, formerly,

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networks. The show ran from April 2014 until December 2017, profiling advances and inventions in the areas of science, technology and medicine. The series was hosted by an ensemble, notably led by science communicators Phil Torres,

Shini Somara Shini Somara (born Shini Somarathne, on 30 July 1979) is a British mechanical engineer, media broadcaster, producer and author. She has presented '' TechKnow'' on Al Jazeera America and reporting for various BBC shows including ''The Health Sho ...

Cara Santa Maria Cara Louise Santa Maria (born October 19, 1983) is an American science communicator. She hosts the podcast ''Talk Nerdy'' and co-hosts '' The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe'' podcast, and was a co-host of TechKnow on Al Jazeera America. Santa M ...

. The show was created by executive producers Steve Lange and Roland Woerner of the Los Angeles-based Make Fresh Productions. The show's main setting is ''Republic Of Pie'' in

North Hollywood, California North Hollywood is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley. The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District, the El Portal Theatre, several art galleries, and the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences. The North H ...

External links

Techknow minisite on Al Jazeera English site
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