Breakthrough

  • Premiered: Nov 2015
  • Episodes: 15
  • Followers: 20
  • Ended
  • National Geographic
  • Tuesday at 22
  • Documentary

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Season 2015
2015x1
Fighting Pandemics
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 2015
Viral outbreaks can become deadly pandemics in a matter of days. To prevent catastrophe, courageous scientists are fighting back with new treatments and vaccines.
2015x2
More than Human
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 08, 2015
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.
2015x3
Decoding the Brain
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 2015
Using powerful new technologies, scientists are seeking solutions to a variety of mental illnesses by exploring unmapped facets of the human brain.
2015x4
The Age of Aging
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 29, 2015
New discoveries may help us slow or even turn back our biological clocks.
2015x5
Energy on the Edge
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 2015
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.
2015x6 Season finale
Water Apocalypse
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 13, 2015
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.

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