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Through the Wormhole S5E3 — Is Poverty Genetic?

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Through the Wormhole•Season 5•Episode 3

Is Poverty Genetic?

7.0/10 · 91 votesJun 4, 201444 min

Ranked #9 of 10 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

Are the wealthy just born in the right place at the right time? Are the poor victims of a system designed to keep them down? Or do physics and biology determine who is rich and who is poor? Throughout history, distribution of wealth is governed

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Episode Summary

"Is Poverty Genetic?" is episode 3 of Through the Wormhole season 5. It scored 7.0/10 from 91 votes, ranking #9 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.3). It aired on June 4, 2014.

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