Season 1
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S01E01 Challenging Limits
- January 1, 2013
Challenging the Limits of Science, Medicine, Even Life Itself - In the last 100 years we have pushed limits, moving us into a new age of human discoveries, exploring new worlds, and even the mysteries of life itself. We have pushed forward in medicine, demanding why diseases and illness cannot be cured. This program presents the stories of the people who believed we are not helpless against diseases.
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S01E02 Shaping Our World
From the Stone Age to the stars, man has traveled a very long way. We have learned to live in every corner of the globe. Our footprint is everywhere as we model and shape our surroundings. The urge to build enduring monuments has possessed us for thousands of years. This program explores the building feats of our ancestors and asks- How did they do it?
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S01E03 Shrinking the Planet
Travel and communications have shrunk our world in just one century. At the root of everything is communications-and we love to talk, even those who do not understand our language. This program explores the development of communication, and then leaps ahead into the 21st century to explore new ideas on how we will communicate in the future.