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Saison 1
Date de diffusion
Juil 10, 2008
The average person tosses 102 tons of garbage away in their lifetime. Every year we use enough plastic film to cover food to shrink-wrap the state of Texas. So how do we get rid our
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The average person tosses 102 tons of garbage away in their lifetime. Every year we use enough plastic film to cover food to shrink-wrap the state of Texas. So how do we get rid our trash? Witness first hand how NYC takes trash from your door to its final resting place as a landfill park. But decades of plastic dumping have already created a swirling vortex of trash in the Pacific Ocean the size of California. Is their any hope? We track down the latest applications of recycling, to explore energy conversion and beyond. Join host Daniel Wilson as he takes us on a transformative journey that reveals the extraordinary in everyday things.
Date de diffusion
Juil 17, 2008
Host Daniel Wilson takes us on a transformative journey that reveals the extraordinary in everyday things. Wilson delves into steel, the lightest, toughest, most flexible inexpensive
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Host Daniel Wilson takes us on a transformative journey that reveals the extraordinary in everyday things. Wilson delves into steel, the lightest, toughest, most flexible inexpensive material on earth. It is in our buildings, our weapons, our roads, even in our bodies. What is the secret that makes more than 3,500 types of steel possible? Explore its cutting edge as a weapon in law enforcement; its application to music; and its role in monumental art.
Date de diffusion
Juil 24, 2008
Since the Egyptians invented them three thousand years ago, power tools have transformed the face of the earth. As we trace their evolution, we find out their hidden commonalities: from
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Since the Egyptians invented them three thousand years ago, power tools have transformed the face of the earth. As we trace their evolution, we find out their hidden commonalities: from power tools that slice mountains in half to new breakthroughs in nanotechnology that enable them to literally split hairs. Follow the life of a power tool as it goes from an idea to our garage shelf as we discover how they're being used in surprising ways in sports, medicine and art.
Date de diffusion
Juil 31, 2008
It's the most popular beverage on the planet - mankind's first recipe carved in stone ten thousand years ago, and today, the brewski still rules. Join host Daniel Wilson as he sets out
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It's the most popular beverage on the planet - mankind's first recipe carved in stone ten thousand years ago, and today, the brewski still rules. Join host Daniel Wilson as he sets out to find the timeless secret to beer's mystique - how its made, how its marketed to us, how new beers are invented and tested and how the giants jockey for global supremacy. Wilson even uncovers an ecological time bomb - a beerdemic threatening to make beer an endangered species!
Date de diffusion
Août 07, 2008
They're everywhere, we take them for granted, but why are sneakers so essential to modern existence? We find out that some scientists believe sneakers may represent the next step in
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They're everywhere, we take them for granted, but why are sneakers so essential to modern existence? We find out that some scientists believe sneakers may represent the next step in human evolution, see how biomechanical engineers perfect new designs as we uncover the story of a multi-billion dollar global industry that inspires music, movies & has its own subculture.
Date de diffusion
Août 14, 2008
A history of guns and ammunition. Included: the story of gunpowder; and future technology involving plasma, compressed gas and light-powered guns.
A history of guns and ammunition. Included: the story of gunpowder; and future technology involving plasma, compressed gas and light-powered guns.
Date de diffusion
Août 21, 2008
Daniel Wilson goes beneath the skin's surface to reveal the history and meaning behind tattoos.
Daniel Wilson goes beneath the skin's surface to reveal the history and meaning behind tattoos.
Date de diffusion
Août 28, 2008
Nothing combines human engineering with the tactile thrill of speed and power like the motorcycle. Daniel Wilson uncovers the basic physics of the machine
Nothing combines human engineering with the tactile thrill of speed and power like the motorcycle. Daniel Wilson uncovers the basic physics of the machine
Date de diffusion
Sept 19, 2008
Daniel Wilson takes the sport of skydiving to new heights by diving into the science behind it.
Daniel Wilson takes the sport of skydiving to new heights by diving into the science behind it.
Date de diffusion
Sept 25, 2008
Robots can be as large as a six-story building or as small as a hair and have the ability to sense, think and act to get any given job done.
Robots can be as large as a six-story building or as small as a hair and have the ability to sense, think and act to get any given job done.
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