Will Assata Shakur be extradited from Cuba? Chasing Chesimard | Fox Docs
She's a convicted domestic terrorist who executed a state trooper according to the FBI. Joanne Chesimard has lived in Cuba for nearly 30 years. Hiding in plain sight -- even lecturing at a local un...
NYC teen's eye-tracking computer project
A local high school student has created a new technology that may impact the way all of us use computers. Harsh Baid, 17, of Bronx Science, wrote a piece of code that allows him to navigate the wor...
Breakthroughs in prosthetic devices for amputees
Amputees are now doing things they didn't think were possible. Prosthetics that use electronic signals from the user's brain and Bluetooth enabled updates are creating a revolution in technology.
What is the perfect age? | Fox Docs
This year, Gen-Xers are turning 50 and Baby Boomers are turning 70 -- two generations that are redefining what we think about age. So then at what age are we the happiest? Is there such a thing as ...
Data privacy crisis: what can we all do? | Fox Docs
Privacy is a quaint notion, one that doesn't really exist when we venture online whether it is on our desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. The examples are everywhere: ranging from something as harmle...
Future of journalism: drones, virtual reality | The Big Idea
Journalism has come a long way since the days of Murrow and Cronkite. Tomorrow's journalism will rely more on technology than ever. Some news organizations are studying drones to see how they can h...
Lew's View: Manhattan garbage dump
Lew Leone is the vice president and general manager of WNYW-FOX 5. He is taking to the airwaves with his thoughts on current affairs. It's called "Lew's View." The views expressed are not necessari...
Mission to Mars is a one-way trip
Charting a path from one world to another, NASA hopes its new Orion spacecraft will launch mankind to Mars in the next two decades. In a recent test flight, a craft built for humans went beyond the...
Advances in fertility treatments | Fox Docs
This is the season of miracles, and no greater one exists than the miracle of life. Fox 5 profiles two families that welcome beautiful babies who arrived thanks to recent breakthroughs in fertility...
Digital interactive shopping -- in the store | The Big Idea
Cutting-edge video displays, hulking screens and high technology in stores are the future of shopping, but the trend has not yet fully caught on in the United States.Burberry led the entire retail ...
Catching academic cheaters | Fox Docs
For some children, the pressure to succeed academically supersedes any moral or ethical code of conduct. Sometimes they give in to the temptation to cheat. One New York school knows about this all ...
The living house | The Big Idea
On 300 acres between Williamsburg and DUMBO, the former Brooklyn Navy Yard is being used as a green manufacturing center, a new kind of factory for inventors cultivating the next "big thing". Harva...
The Dark Web: A haven for drugs, guns, sex slavery | Fox Docs
Drugs, guns, and counterfeit cash are all for sale in the so-called Dark Web, a secret and sinister part of the Internet that's flourishing despite a massive crackdown. The Dark Web is the subject of an historic trial that begins in November in New York City. First some semantics. The Dark Web: what is it? It's a part of the Internet that cannot be accessed by search engines like...
Porn: The pioneer of tech advances | Fox Docs
You may not realize it, but the adult entertainment industry -- love it or hate it -- has been the driving force behind some of the most common technological advances, everything from movies on VHS...
Inside New Jersey's online gambling world | Fox Docs
Atlantic City is known for its boardwalk, its beaches, and of course its casinos. New Jersey recently expanded gambling. It's no longer just in a building but on your computer and your smart phone....
Are youth sports safe to play? | Fox Docs
From baseball, to soccer to football, sports play a huge role when it comes to developing children's character and identity. But there is growing concern on and off the field: how much is too much?...
Lew's View: UFT contract hurts children
In this commentary, Mr. Leone explains why the city's new contract deal with teachers is bad news for children.
The rapid progress of artificial intelligence | The Big Idea
Meet the humanoid robot called Robothespian. He is designed to interact with people even through Skype. Created by England-based Engineered Arts, the Robothespian runs on algorithms and codes, or a...