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Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

  • Air date:2020-05-22
  • User score:
    7.3
  • Number of episodes:10

List of Episodes

Fast Food
S1E1
6.5

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 22 min

Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?

The Space Race
S1E2
7.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 23 min

Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?

The Rise of China
S1E3
8.5

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 23 min

In the 21st century, China has become a global economic powerhouse. Why was the rest of the world so slow to notice its rise to the top?

Plastics
S1E4
7.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 21 min

Plastics have transformed how we live, but progress comes at a high price: 7.8 billion tons of waste. Are plastics a miracle or a catastrophe?

Oil and the Middle East
S1E5
0.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 22 min

Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?

Robots
S1E6
0.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 22 min

We share the planet with an estimated 9 million robots, from self-driving cars to surgical arms. Could they one day completely replace humans?

Feminism
S1E7
0.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 24 min

Feminism has ushered in sweeping changes to society, securing rights for women around the world. How much further do we have to go?

Nuclear Power
S1E8
0.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 22 min

Over 10% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. But with radioactive waste and the threat of nuclear meltdown, are we playing with fire?

AIDS
S1E9
0.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 22 min

Nearly 40 million people are living with HIV. After decades of research and activism, how far have we come in finding a cure and battling the stigma?

Genetics
S1E10
0.0

Air date: 2020-05-22

Runtime: 21 min

DNA analysis has given us the tools to map disease, solve crimes and more. But in our rush to decode DNA, are we leaping before we look?

Top Cast

Natalie Silverman

Natalie Silverman

Narrator (voice)

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