Connections with James Burke - Season 1

Connections with James Burke - Season 1

Season 1

A mind-blowing romp through history builds a pathway to the present – and a breakthrough that stands to profoundly change our future.
Network
Episodes6
Datesnov. 9, 2023 - nov. 9, 2023

Episodes

Seeing the Future
Season 1Episode 145 min

Seeing the Future

James connects the dots between Napoleon's toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future.

nov. 9, 2023
The End of Scarcity
Season 1Episode 247 min

The End of Scarcity

James jumps in the sensory deprivation tank with a man who took LSD with dolphins to discover how syphilis in the French aristocracy kicked off a journey to the nanofabricator–a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free. What will that mean for the value of things?

nov. 9, 2023
In the Net
Season 1Episode 347 min

In the Net

James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet.

nov. 9, 2023
None of This is Real
Season 1Episode 447 min

None of This is Real

Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can't tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity?

nov. 9, 2023
Designer Genes
Season 1Episode 547 min

Designer Genes

A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA, and a future with genetically engineered people. Will we want to be Super-Human?

nov. 9, 2023
Limitless Energy
Season 1Episode 647 min

Limitless Energy

How did a journey that began thousands of years ago with the Inca and the potato, connect to a mad scientist in a castle, and German beer, then bring us to the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy? And what will that future mean for humanity?

nov. 9, 2023

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