Season 1

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  7.0/10572 votes

  Fast Food

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/22/2020

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

  Director: Laura Stevens

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/10437 votes

  The Space Race

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/22/2020

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/10455 votes

  The Rise of China

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2020

  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?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/10360 votes

  Plastics

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2020

  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?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10377 votes

  Oil and the Middle East

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2020

  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?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.9/10317 votes

  Robots

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/22/2020

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.3/10377 votes

  Feminism

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2020

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.6/10331 votes

  Nuclear Power

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2020

  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?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/10276 votes

  AIDS

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2020

  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?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10280 votes

  Genetics

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/22/2020

  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?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown