Over the past three years, magician Anastasia Synn has completely altered her body. This self-proclaimed cyborg has 26 implants — microchips and magnets — that she uses to wow her audiences and perform tricks no ordinary magician ever could. She joins Kim on the show to talk about just how far you can take technology and the future of biohacking.

Chess has long been the game of choice for serious thinkers. The complex nature of the game can give anyone a headache. But how did it originate? It turns out the story behind chess is even crazier than the game itself.

Doctors are using technology to treat depression with a new system called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS. The non-invasive procedure uses magnetic fields, like an MRI, to stimulate the areas of the brain that are affected by mental illnesses like clinical depression. Kim talks to Dr. TeeJay Tripp and his patient, Candise Miller, about the impact of TMS and how technology is changing both healthcare and mental health care.

We all dream of being better with money and saving consistently — but in practice, it's tough to do. Why do we spend more than we save, and how can you trick yourself into better managing your money? In this video, a behavioral scientist shares three simple ways you've probably never heard before.

We've all seen a movie where the good guy sneaks through the bad guys' base while shooting people without getting caught. He's able to do this because he has a silencer on his gun and no one can hear it. Is this reality or just Hollywood magic? Well, it turns out the tech behind these devices is pretty amazing and you won’t believe how it actually works.

Each state within the U.S. is a unique social ecosystem maintaining its own zeitgeist and cultural norms. This is made perfectly clear in this fascinating clip. You can see just how every state differs through Google searches performed over the last decade.

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