Over the past year or so we’ve spent a lot of time talking about water on this show. From the dual harmful algal blooms that have impacted southwest Florida from Lake Okeechobee to miles offshore, to coral diseases and microplastics in the water, the sunshine state faces many challenges when it comes to water, both fresh and salt.

The concept of Artificial Intelligence in terms of digital computing has been around since the mid 1950s. Researchers have continued to work in this field since then, and these days, while there might not yet be the kind of artificial general intelligence those early researchers first imagined, there are lots of ways computers are doing work only humans could once do -- much of it behind the scenes in the systems we all take for granted. We explore the roles "big data" and maching learning are

The number of oil and natural gas wells in the U.S. that use what’s known as ‘fracking’ has increased more than ten-fold in the past two decades, and now accounts for 67-percent of the country’s natural gas, and more than half of the crude oil production -- that’s according to a Florida Senate report. There are currently no wells in Florida that use the technique, because the known oil and gas formations don’t need to use fracking to get to the oil and gas. But, there are active efforts to get

A traveling exhibition exploring the biodiversity of the Gulf of Mexico and the ecological issues it faces is now on display at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers. The traveling collection, titled “ Drifting Cabinets ,” blends art and science and includes biological specimens, art, illustrations, videos, scientific instruments, books, artifacts, and music from contributing artists including Chip Lord, Kristin Lucas, Kevin Mahoney, Sean Miller, Dan

While the opioid epidemic continues to grow across southwest Florida, in Lee County overdoses increased by more than 800 percent over the past four years -- that’s according to data from LeeHealth . There is a new trend in efforts to help people struggling with addiction, opioid or otherwise, called Sober Homes . A recent story in the News Press drew our attention to this trend.

The day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, an Iowan schoolteacher conducted a lesson on discrimination she called the "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. Jane Elliott kept her third-graders separated in blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups for the rest of the day. The experience was documented by the PBS Frontline film, “ A Class Divided ” and has continued to ripple through our culture to this day. Elliott joins us to reflect on her history as an anti-racism activist and diversity

Florida Gulf Coast University is hosting its Research Roadshow , an event where students and faculty showcase collaborative research efforts. Teams will discuss research on various topics like cancer, golf swings and Koreshan music. Those involved in the Research Roadshow join us in the studio today. Billy Gunnels , the director of undergraduate scholarship department, and Deborah Wiltrout , the associate vice president of FGCU’s marketing and communications department, join us to discuss what

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced his plan to appoint Ron Bergeron , the founder and CEO of Bergeron Family of Companies , to the South Florida Water Management District Board. Bergeron is a former board member of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission where he served two five-year terms. He has also served as the Florida Wildlife Conservation Point Commissioner over the Florida Everglades. Bergeron joins us to discuss his intended appointment by Gov. DeSantis.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he's appointing Chauncey Goss to the board of the South Florida Water Management District , where he'll represent Lee, Collier, Hendry and Charlotte counties. Goss is a member of the Sanibel City Counci, and is the managing partner of Goss Practical Solutions , a budget forecasting and geopolitical analysis firm. He also serves as the treasurer of Captains for Clean Water , as a member of the executive committee of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation

Denise Castronovo is a producer of chocolate who contracts with small growers for precise cocoa beans, which she then crafts into award winning chocolate. Her factory is in Stuart Florida, but she’s coming to Southwest Florida for a sold-out presentation at The Wine Store in Naples (in the interest of full disclosure, the Wine Store is a WGCU underwriter), but today we get a preview of that discussion to learn about bean-to-bar, single origin, sustainable chocolate. Castronovo Chocolate has won