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Season 1

  • S01E01 Meet the Microbats

    • October 22, 2010

    A new age of medicine is upon us, an era of tiny robots with enormous power, including "nanobots" that are able to enter the bloodstream, find cancerous cells without anyone's guidance and kill them.

  • S01E02 Building the Bionic Body

    • October 22, 2010

    New advancements in prosthetics are changing the definition of what it means to be disabled. Are we entering an era of bionic humans, when disabled people become hyper-abled?

  • S01E03 Wired Brain

    • October 29, 2010

    Explores brain-computer interface (BCI), whereby the intentions and desires of the human mind can be read-and translated into action. BCI has the potential to unlock vast new potential powers for humankind.

  • S01E04 Robot Revolution

    • November 5, 2010

    After years of being relegated to characters in fantasy and science fiction, robots are finally becoming crucial players in solving real-life problems.

  • S01E05 Future Flight

    • November 19, 2010

    Engineers across the U.S. are working on ways to change the way we think about flying.

  • S01E06 Forward Motion

    • November 19, 2010

    Explores what it takes for Americans to find a way to make the needs of tomorrow fit with our need for mobility.

  • S01E07 Gonzo for Guano

    • November 12, 2010

    Dean unveils how the race is on to develop processing plants that can harness human and animal waste into power.

  • S01E08 Re-Gen Revolution

    • December 3, 2010

    If scientists could grow new tissue and organs in the lab and safely implant them, would the days of desperate patients waiting for organ donors become a distant memory?