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Episode list

Horizon
AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
Sun, Mar 23, 1986
  • S22.E12
  • AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus
This BBC special covers the then new information changes about the AIDS epidemic which was considered the plague of its period during its alarming death toll in the 1980's. The documentary covers aspects of the virus, possible theories about its enigmatic ways and forms of contagion, and discusses about the treatments available at the time, even the possibility of a vaccine to prevent its dissemination.
8.4 /10
Nice Guys Finish First
Sun, Apr 13, 1986
  • S22.E14
  • Nice Guys Finish First
This discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favors co-operative behavior, and focuses especially on the tit-for-tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game.
8.3 /10
What Makes an Animal Smart?
Sun, May 11, 1986
  • S22.E17
  • What Makes an Animal Smart?
0 /10
Are You a Racist?

S22.E1 ∙ Are You a Racist?

Sun, Jan 05, 1986
An advertisement was put in the Guardian Newspaper for people who were racist and people who had been subject to racism. The producers chose 4 white racists and 4 black and Asian people who were subjected to racism. They then put them in a house together to mix and discuss their 'differences' An early Big Brother type episode.
0 /10
AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus

S22.E12 ∙ AIDS: A Strange and Deadly Virus

Sun, Mar 23, 1986
This BBC special covers the then new information changes about the AIDS epidemic which was considered the plague of its period during its alarming death toll in the 1980's. The documentary covers aspects of the virus, possible theories about its enigmatic ways and forms of contagion, and discusses about the treatments available at the time, even the possibility of a vaccine to prevent its dissemination.
8.4 /10
Nice Guys Finish First

S22.E14 ∙ Nice Guys Finish First

Sun, Apr 13, 1986
This discusses selfishness and cooperation, arguing that evolution often favors co-operative behavior, and focuses especially on the tit-for-tat strategy of the prisoner's dilemma game.
8.3 /10
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Wed, Dec 31, 1969
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Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Naked Science
Richard Hammond's Big!
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Richard Hammond's Big!
MythBusters
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
MythBusters

This week's popular movies

The Great Hack

7
Generally favorable

Catfish

7.1
Generally favorable

For All Mankind

8.1
Generally favorable

An Inconvenient Truth

7.4
Generally favorable

American Factory

7.4
Generally favorable

Nuclear Now

7.3
Generally favorable

Behind the Curve

6.5
Generally favorable

The Social Dilemma

7.6
Generally favorable

A Trip to Infinity

7
Generally favorable

Good Night Oppy

7.7
Generally favorable

This week's popular TV shows

MythBusters

8.3
Generally favorable

Richard Hammond's Big!

8
Generally favorable

Rennervations

7
Generally favorable

How the Universe Works

8.9
Generally favorable

Nova

8.7
Generally favorable

Naked Science

7.8
Generally favorable

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

8.4
Generally favorable

Cosmos

9.3
Universal Acclaim

Horizon

8.5
Generally favorable

Drain the Oceans

7.5
Generally favorable

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Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

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The Great Hack

The Great Hack

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.

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An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

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American Factory

American Factory

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

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The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.

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