2016
101 episodes · premiered Jan 31, 2016
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E1 The Last Star in the Universe — Red Dwarfs Explained
The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf. Red dwarfs in general might be great places to look for aliens – or planets for humans to find a new home after our solar system has died.
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E2 Why the War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure
The war against drugs has been a terrible disaster for everybody involved. Why? And can we do something differently?
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E3 The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained
What is the Antibiotic Apocalypse? What is it all about? And how dangerous is it?
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E4 Space Elevator — Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind?
So. Space elevators. Are they are thing that we should talk about?
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E5 Safe and Sorry — Terrorism & Mass Surveillance
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E6 How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity (old version)
Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought…
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E7 What Are You?
So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions.
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E8 What Happened Before History? Human Origins
Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.
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E9 Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained
There are cosmic snipers firing at random into the unvierse. What are they and what happens if they hit us?
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E10 Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever — CRISPR
Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly.
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E11 Genetic Engineering and Diseases — Gene Drive & Malaria
We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?
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E12 The Most Efficient Way to Destroy the Universe — False Vacuum
What if there is a way to destroy the universe so fundamentally that life as we know it will be impossible forever?
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E13 Fusion Energy Explained — Future or Failure
How does fusion energy work and is it a good idea?
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E14 The Most Gruesome Parasites — Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
There are a group of parasites extremely disgusting and mean. Humanity declared war on them.
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E15 A New History for Humanity — The Human Era
It is time to reframe how we think about our past. We need a new year 0 for humanity. But which one should we choose and why?
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E16 Overpopulation — The Human Explosion Explained
In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?
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E17 Episode 17
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E18 Episode 18
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E19 Episode 19
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E20 Episode 20
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E21 Episode 21
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E22 Episode 22
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E23 Episode 23
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E24 Episode 24
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E25 Episode 25
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E26 Episode 26
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E27 Episode 27
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E28 Episode 28
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E29 Episode 29
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E30 Episode 30
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E31 Episode 31
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E32 Episode 32
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E33 Episode 33
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E34 Episode 34
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E35 Episode 35
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E36 Episode 36
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E37 Episode 37
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E38 Episode 38
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E39 Episode 39
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E40 Episode 40
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E41 Episode 41
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E42 Episode 42
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E43 Episode 43
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E44 Episode 44
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E45 Episode 45
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E46 Episode 46
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E47 Episode 47
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E48 Episode 48
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E49 Episode 49
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E50 Episode 50
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E51 Episode 51
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E52 Episode 52
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E53 Episode 53
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E54 Episode 54
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E55 Episode 55
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E56 Episode 56
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E57 Episode 57
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E58 Episode 58
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E59 Episode 59
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E60 Episode 60
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E61 Episode 61
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E62 Episode 62
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E63 Episode 63
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E64 Episode 64
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E65 Episode 65
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E66 Episode 66
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E67 Episode 67
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E68 Episode 68
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E69 Episode 69
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E70 Episode 70
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E71 Episode 71
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E72 Episode 72
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E73 Episode 73
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E74 Episode 74
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E75 Episode 75
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E76 Episode 76
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E77 Episode 77
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E78 Episode 78
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E79 Episode 79
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E80 Episode 80
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E81 Episode 81
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E82 Episode 82
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E83 Episode 83
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E84 Episode 84
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E85 Episode 85
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E86 Episode 86
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E87 Episode 87
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E88 Episode 88
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E89 Episode 89
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E90 Episode 90
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E91 Episode 91
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E92 Episode 92
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E93 Episode 93
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E94 Episode 94
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E95 Episode 95
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E96 Episode 96
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E97 Episode 97
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E98 Episode 98
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E99 Episode 99
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E100 Episode 100
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E101 Episode 101