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Season 1

The Great Acceleration

Season released 18th Aug, 2020.

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Season 1 Episodes

S01 Episode 1

Exploring the Universe

Dr Shalin Naik begins by exploring the ambitious space shuttle mission and the future colonisation of Mars.

54 mins  ·  Tue, 18 Aug 2020

S01 Episode 2

Rise of the Machines

From the first transistor to deep learning networks, the rise of computing power over 50 years has been so phenomenal it's changed everything, from the way people communicate to how appliances interact.

53 mins  ·  Tue, 25 Aug 2020

S01 Episode 3

Energy Revolutions

Over the last 50 years, the world has experienced an energy revolution, driven by an urgent need to green the grid and save life on Earth.

54 mins  ·  Tue, 1 Sep 2020

S01 Episode 4

Food, Water, Waste

A rise in demands for food, water, and materials have pushed resources to the limit and at the same time waste is piling high, triggering a new wave of innovation to make more out of less.

54 mins  ·  Tue, 8 Sep 2020

S01 Episode 5

Blue Marble

Before it was photographed from space, the perspective of Earth was fragmented and disconnected. Discoveries have revealed a dynamic and rapidly changing planet, above the crust and below.

54 mins  ·  Tue, 15 Sep 2020

S01 Episode 6

Life

Genetic breakthroughs have shed light on how life evolves in real-time. From filling in the missing links to creating a new species, in the last 50 years scientists have solved some of the biggest mysteries of evolution.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 22 Sep 2020

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