Showcasing Pittsburgh's World-Class Research
Pittsburgh Genius is a local television series that profiles Pittsburgh's cutting-edge research, discoveries, and innovations. Each episode gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at one of Pittsburgh's many high-tech corporations and world-class research institutions. Here you will learn how Pittsburgh researchers are helping to cure cancer, explore the surface of Mars, repair damaged hearts, create the next generation of robots and computers--and much more! Pittsburgh Genius will take you places you will see on no other local television show.
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Series creator Dan Handley has a Ph.D. in human genetics from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.S. in logic and computation from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University. Dan has done research in everything from molecular neuroscience to condensed matter physics and materials science. |
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Show hosts Rebecca MacTaggart and Scott Nunnally |
The show is being developed and produced by Tonerwoods Productions, LLC. Tonerwoods is a one stop multi-media team based in Pittsburgh, PA serving clients on a national level. Their mission is to cultivate new ideas through original concepts as well as collaboration to enrich the cultural and social landscape of Pittsburgh. With more that 25 years in combined production and design experience, they continue to create state-of-the-art media for an ever changing technology and social environment.
Check out the exciting new episodes currently in production.

