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Episode list

Horizon
Back from the Dead
Sun, Sep 26, 2010
  • S47.E9
  • Back from the Dead
8.3 /10
Asteroids: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
  • S47.E14
  • Asteroids: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8.1 /10
Pill Poppers
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
  • S47.E3
  • Pill Poppers
Science series. How much is really known about the medicines we take, and can they be trusted to work. Horizon investigates the most popular pills people pop.
7.8 /10
Pill Poppers

S47.E3 ∙ Pill Poppers

Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Science series. How much is really known about the medicines we take, and can they be trusted to work. Horizon investigates the most popular pills people pop.
7.8 /10
Don't Grow Old

S47.E4 ∙ Don't Grow Old

Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Horizon meets the scientists who are attempting to piece together why we age and more vitally for all of us, what we can do to prevent it.
7.5 /10
To Infinity and Beyond

S47.E5 ∙ To Infinity and Beyond

Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Large numbers hard to comprehend such as google, googleplex, graham's number and infinity and their significance in mathematics. The infinite room hotel is used to conceptualize infinitely.

Infinity comes in different sizes which can be shown mathematically.

The finite size universe versus infinite size universe theory.

The infinite monkey theorem and Shakespeare. How long would it take a monkey to write Shakespeare?

Cosmic inflation theory explains the cosmic background radiation and if it is correct an infinitely expanding universe is implied. Infinitely expanding universe may also mean there are (infinite) multi-universes. In infinite universes anything happens all the time as can be different laws of physics for these other universes.
7.7 /10
The Death of the Oceans?

S47.E10 ∙ The Death of the Oceans?

Sun, Oct 03, 2010
Sir David Attenborough reveals the findings of an investigation into what is happening to our oceans, and looks at whether it is it too late to save their remarkable biodiversity.
7.7 /10
Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome

S47.E13 ∙ Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome

Sun, Oct 24, 2010
Completed ten years ago, the $4 billion Human Genome Project promised cures for diseases and a new world of personalized medicine. But where are we now? Is personalized medicine and gene therapy just around the corner? Horizon investigates.
6.2 /10
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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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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 Great Hack

The Great Hack

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

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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 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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