EP 1AvailableNow playingFast Food
22m·5/22/2020·6.8
Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?
History 101
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDb7.1
- Released
- 5/22/2020
- Duration
- 0h 23m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- Natalie Silverman
Overview
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableNow playing
EP 2AvailableThe Space Race
23m·5/22/2020·7.2
Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?
EP 3AvailableThe Rise of China
23m·5/22/2020·7.8
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?
EP 4AvailablePlastics
21m·5/22/2020·7.5
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?
EP 5AvailableOil and the Middle East
22m·5/22/2020·7.7
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?
EP 6AvailableRobots
22m·5/22/2020·7.0
We share the planet with an estimated 9 million robots, from self-driving cars to surgical arms. Could they one day completely replace humans?
EP 7AvailableFeminism
24m·5/22/2020·7.0
Feminism has ushered in sweeping changes to society, securing rights for women around the world. How much further do we have to go?
EP 8AvailableNuclear Power
22m·5/22/2020·7.7
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?
EP 9AvailableAIDS
22m·5/22/2020·7.3
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?
EP 10AvailableGenetics
21m·5/22/2020·7.7
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?
Cast
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