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Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-­edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing...
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Season 1

  • Fighting Pandemics
    7.5/1044 votes
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    Fighting Pandemics

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2015

    Viral outbreaks can become deadly pandemics in a matter of days. To prevent catastrophe, courageous scientists are fighting back with new treatments and vaccines.

    Director: Peter Berg

    Writer: N/A

  • More Than Human
    7.6/1039 votes
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    More Than Human

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2015

    Scientific advancements are challenging the concept of what it means to be human. In the near future, enhancing the human body with technology could lead to the next stage of our evolution.

    Director: Paul Giamatti

    Writer: N/A

  • Decoding the Brain
    8.1/1029 votes
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    Decoding the Brain

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2015

    Using powerful new technologies, scientists are seeking solutions to a variety of mental illnesses by exploring unmapped facets of the human brain.

    Director: Brett Ratner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Age of Aging
    7.7/1037 votes
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    The Age of Aging

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2015

    New discoveries may help us slow or even turn back our biological clocks.

    Director: Ron Howard

    Writer: N/A

  • Energy From the Edge
    8.0/1023 votes
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    Energy From the Edge

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2015

    Reliance on fossil fuels is leading us into a global energy crisis. If we act now, developments in energy production could avert disaster and usher in a new era of clean, safe energy.

    Director: Akiva Goldsman

    Writer: N/A

  • Water Apocalypse
    6.9/1022 votes
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    Water Apocalypse

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2015

    Earth is facing the devastating loss of a vital resource: clean water. Now, innovators across the globe are seeking solutions in emergent technologies to prevent a planet-wide water crisis.

    Director: Angela Bassett

    Writer: N/A