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The Best Episodes of Connections with James Burke Season 1

Every episode of Connections with James Burke Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Connections with James Burke Season 1!

A revival of the old series
Genre:Documentary

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Seeing the Future" is the best rated episode of "Connections with James Burke" season 1. It scored 8.9/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/9/2023. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The End of Scarcity".

  • Seeing the Future
    8.9/109 votes

    #1 - Seeing the Future

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/2023

    James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The End of Scarcity
    9.2/106 votes

    #2 - The End of Scarcity

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2023

    James jumps in the sensory deprivation tank with a man who took LSD with dolphins to discover how syphilis in the French aristocracy kicked off a journey to the nanofabricator–a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free. What will that mean for the value of things?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In the Net
    8.9/107 votes

    #3 - In the Net

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2023

    James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • None of This is Real
    8.9/107 votes

    #4 - None of This is Real

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/2023

    Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Designer Genes
    9.2/105 votes

    #5 - Designer Genes

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2023

    A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA, and a future with genetically engineered people. Will we want to be Super-Human?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Limitless Energy
    NaN/100 votes

    #6 - Limitless Energy

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2023

    How did a journey that began thousands of years ago with the Inca and the potato, connect to a mad scientist in a castle, and German beer, then bring us to the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy? And what will that future mean for humanity?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A