The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary

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What Is Out There?
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Michael begins with the story of one of the great upheavals in human history - how we came to understand that our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos, but just one .. show full overview
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What Is The World Made Of?
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In this episode, Michael demonstrates how our society is built on our search to find the answer to what makes up everything in the material world. This is a story that moves from the .. show full overview
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How Did We Get Here?
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The question of our human origins is one of the most controversial science has wrestled with. This is the story of how scientists came to explain the beauty and diversity of life on .. show full overview
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Can We Have Unlimited Power?
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We are the most power-hungry generation that has ever lived. This film tells the story of how that power has been harnessed - from wind, steam and from inside the atom. In the early .. show full overview
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What Is the Secret of Life?
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Michael Mosley reveals how humanity has frequently turned to introspective study in an effort to discover the secret of life. He begins by revealing how surgeons in Ancient Rome worked .. show full overview
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Who Are We?
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Michael Mosley examines one of the least understood yet most important subjects in science - the human brain. He considers why it took until the 17th century for the organ to be studied .. show full overview

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