EPI’s Hit International Series HOW TECH WORKS Returns for a Third Season

TORONTO (October 4, 2013) – Ahead of MIP2013, Discovery Canada’s in-house production company, Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), announced today that it has completed production on the third season of its hit international series HOW TECH WORKS (13×30). Hosted by British scientist Dr. Basil Singer (Discovery’s SPACE PIONEER), the series takes viewers around the world to meet the innovators behind the planet’s most cutting-edge science and technology. The first two seasons have proved massively successful for Discovery Science brands across EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa) and Asia-Pacific, and Season 3 it set to turn up the tech with incredible science stories from genius inventors in Japan, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, and the United States.

British scientist and media personality Dr. Basil Singer returns to tech to host
the all-new third season of HOW TECH WORKS.

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Highlights from Season 3 of HOW TECH WORKS include:

A Real Life Transformer – The Kuratas Robot

It’s Earth’s biggest rideable robot! It’s called the Kuratas robot, the brainchild of Japan’s Kogoro Kurata, whose father always told him it was possible to build anything. So, he set out to build every child’s dream – a giant robot with articulated limbs that can walk down the street. Kuratas is controlled with an iPhone or a game interface. Standing nearly two-storeys tall, Kuratas would make quite a statement on anyone’s gift list – or home. And for just $1.3 million, it’s actually possible.

Mine Kafon

There are more than 100 million active landmines in the world and the Mine Kafon could help rid countries of hidden landmines for good – and save thousands of lives. Netherlands-based designer Massoud Hassani has created a lighter, cheaper alternative to traditional landmine sweepers. Resembling a dandelion, the Mine Kafon is a round, lightweight structure made of bamboo sticks with pressure pads attached, and its aerodynamic shape allows it to move by catching gusts of wind underneath.

Hail Testing

The world’s newest hail testing lab is throwing all it has… at a house! HOW TECH WORKS is on the scene to see what building materials work and those that don’t. 

Touchy Camera

Two years ago, Hong Kong-based Eric Siu began to notice that much of the technology used daily tended to alienate people from one another. So, Siu designed a piece of technology that would do just the opposite – bring people together. He calls his invention ‘Touchy’. It’s a strange looking helmet that covers the wearer’s eyes, effectively making them blind.  When curious bystanders come in for a closer look, Siu’s handler hands them a small electric device, and tells them that for Siu to see, they have to touch him.  When they do, an electric circuit is completed, and the shutters over Sui’s eyes open wide. If they touch him for 10 seconds, a built in digital camera will even snap a photo, which will display on an LCD screen on the back of the helmet.

HOW TECH WORKS is executive produced by Karen McCairley for EPI and Adam Jacobs for Discovery Science. 

International distribution for HOW TECH WORKS is being handled by Tony Leadman, Head of Worldwide Program Distribution, Exploration Distribution Inc. Interested parties should contact Mr. Leadman’s office directly at 416.384.4410 or tony.leadman@bellmedia.ca  

About EPI

Discovery Canada’s in-house production company, Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), is a multi-award-winning producer of ambitious, original, entertaining factual documentaries and series, for both Discovery and other international broadcasters. Since its inception in 1993, EPI continues to expand its production slate and has delivered more than 1,300 hours of television programming, including more than 250 hours of HD production. EPI programming has been broadcast in more than 150 countries, in two-dozen languages, to potential viewing audiences of more than 600 million conventional, cable and satellite subscribers. EPI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Canada, a joint-venture between Bell Media (Canada) and Discovery Communications Inc. Visit Exploration.ca for more information.

About EDI

Discovery Canada’s Exploration Distribution Inc. (EDI) is the distribution arm of Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), a leading supplier of first-class factual content for international markets around the globe. Featuring marquee content from Discovery Canada and Bell Media’s Factual Networks, EDI has an outstanding record of selling the best factual television being produced on Canada’s most prestigious networks. EDI’s most recent hot sellers include: MIGHTY SHIPS, MIGHTY PLANES, ALIEN MYSTERIES, FIRE IN THE SKY: A DAILY PLANET SPECIAL, FORENSIC FACTOR, and HOW TECH WORKS. Incorporated in 2012, EDI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Canada, a joint-venture between Bell Media (Canada) and Discovery Communications Inc. Visit Exploration.ca for more information.

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