The Great Acceleration - Season 1

The Great Acceleration - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes6
DatesAug 18, 2020 - Sep 22, 2020

Episodes

Exploring the Universe
Season 1Episode 160 min

Exploring the Universe

This science-history series investigates the blistering pace of human endeavour and discovery. Dr Shalin Naik explores the ambitious space shuttle mission that began in the '70s plus the future colonisation of Mars.

Aug 18, 2020
Rise of the Machines
Season 1Episode 260 min

Rise of the Machines

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

Aug 25, 2020
Energy Revolutions
Season 1Episode 360 min

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 as we know it.

Sep 1, 2020
Food, Water, Waste
Season 1Episode 460 min

Food, Water, Waste

Rising 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.

Sep 8, 2020
Blue Marble
Season 1Episode 560 min

Blue Marble

Before it was photographed from space around 50 years ago, our perspective of Earth was fragmented and disconnected. Recent discoveries have revealed a dynamic and rapidly changing planet, above the crust and below.

Sep 15, 2020
Life
Season 1Episode 660 min

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 fifty years scientists have solved some of the biggest mysteries of evolution. (Series Final)

Sep 22, 2020

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