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Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
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Episode 1
Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?
Directed by Laura StevensGuest stars Don Gorske, Bill Clinton
Episode 2
Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?
Guest stars Yuri Gagarin, Alan Shepard, Mikhail Gorbachev, George H. W. Bush, Wernher von Braun, Neil Armstrong, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy
Episode 3
In the 21st century, China has become a global economic powerhouse. Why was the rest of the world so slow to notice its rise to the top?
Guest stars Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton
Episode 4
Plastics have transformed how we live, but progress comes at a high price: 7.8 billion tons of waste. Are plastics a miracle or a catastrophe?
Guest stars Henry Ford
Episode 5
Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?
Guest stars Ruhollah Khomeini, Saddam Hussein, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Episode 6
We share the planet with an estimated 9 million robots, from self-driving cars to surgical arms. Could they one day completely replace humans?
Guest stars Isaac Asimov, Margaret Thatcher, Garry Kasparov
Episode 7
Feminism has ushered in sweeping changes to society, securing rights for women around the world. How much further do we have to go?
Guest stars Betty Friedan, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Janet Reno, Madeleine Albright, Taraji P. Henson, Hillary Clinton, America Ferrera
Episode 8
Over 10% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. But with radioactive waste and the threat of nuclear meltdown, are we playing with fire?
Guest stars William Penney, Harry S. Truman, Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter
Episode 9
Nearly 40 million people are living with HIV. After decades of research and activism, how far have we come in finding a cure and battling the stigma?
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Episode 10
DNA analysis has given us the tools to map disease, solve crimes and more. But in our rush to decode DNA, are we leaping before we look?
Guest stars George W. Bush, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Joseph James DeAngelo, Bill Clinton
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Natalie SilvermanNarrator (voice)
Mao ZedongSelf (archive footage)
Deng XiaopingSelf (archive footage)
Hu JintaoSelf (archive footage)
Xi JinpingSelf (archive footage)
Yuri GagarinSelf (archive footage)
Mikhail GorbachevSelf (archive footage)
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