Are your lazy houseplants judging you? Put them to work! When your ficus tree turns purple, you’ll know you have a deadly radon leak. The University of Tennessee is working on plants capable of sensing changes in the environment and alerting their human caretakers. And it’s Tyler’s favorite way to beat seasonal affective disorder: life-affirming, indoor greenery!  

Featured Technology: http://utrf.technologypublisher.com/technology/13001; https://ag.tennessee.edu/news/Pages/NR-2018-07-SciencePerspectiveHouseplants.aspx  


Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@HJRunge) 


Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 


Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/