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Season 1

  • S01E01 Fighting Pandemics

    • November 1, 2015
    • National Geographic

    Viral outbreaks can become deadly pandemics in a matter of days. To prevent catastrophe, courageous scientists are fighting back with new treatments and vaccines.

  • S01E02 More than Human

    • November 8, 2015
    • National Geographic

    Scientific advancements are challenging the concept of what it means to be human. In the near future, enhancing the human body with technology could lead to the next stage of our evolution.

  • S01E03 Decoding the Brain

    • November 15, 2015
    • National Geographic

    Using powerful new technologies, scientists are seeking solutions to a variety of mental illnesses by exploring unmapped facets of the human brain.

  • S01E04 The Age of Aging

    • November 29, 2015
    • National Geographic

    New discoveries may help us slow or even turn back our biological clocks.

  • S01E05 Energy on the Edge

    • December 6, 2015
    • National Geographic

    Reliance on fossil fuels is leading us into a global energy crisis. If we act now, developments in energy production could avert disaster and usher in a new era of clean, safe energy.

  • S01E06 Water Apocalypse

    • December 13, 2015
    • National Geographic

    Earth is facing the devastating loss of a vital resource: clean water. Now, innovators across the globe are seeking solutions in emergent technologies to prevent a planet-wide water crisis.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure

    • May 2, 2017
    • National Geographic

    Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic drugs.

  • S02E02 Cyber Terror

    • May 9, 2017
    • National Geographic

    Inside the hidden world of hackers: “White-hat” hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a “black-hat” ISIS recruiter organizes a terrorist attack.

  • S02E03 Curing Cancer

    • May 16, 2017
    • National Geographic

    Using T cells taken from cancer patients and deactivated HIV virus, maverick doctors have created a stunning new therapy for a dreaded disease.

  • S02E04 Game Of Drones

    • May 23, 2017
    • National Geographic

    The military and defense industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they’ll learn how at the Game of Drones competition.

  • S02E05 Predicting The Future

    • May 30, 2017
    • National Geographic

    By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.

  • S02E06 Power To The People

    • June 6, 2017
    • National Geographic

    The world’s electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people. Engineers make a dangerous trek across the Himalayas to bring power to a remote monastery.