
Episodes List

Ep.1 Fast Food
Air Date: 2020-05-22
Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?

Ep.2 The Space Race
Air Date: 2020-05-22
Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?

Ep.3 The Rise of China
Air Date: 2020-05-22
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?

Ep.4 Plastics
Air Date: 2020-05-22
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?

Ep.5 Oil and the Middle East
Air Date: 2020-05-22
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?

Ep.6 Robots
Air Date: 2020-05-22
We share the planet with an estimated 9 million robots, from self-driving cars to surgical arms. Could they one day completely replace humans?

Ep.7 Feminism
Air Date: 2020-05-22
Feminism has ushered in sweeping changes to society, securing rights for women around the world. How much further do we have to go?

Ep.8 Nuclear Power
Air Date: 2020-05-22
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?

Ep.9 AIDS
Air Date: 2020-05-22
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?

Ep.10 Genetics
Air Date: 2020-05-22
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?