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Glass

Season 1 Episode 3
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Light

Light

Season 1 Episode 4
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Cold

Cold

Season 1 Episode 5
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How We Got to Now Season 1

Sound

Season 1 Episode 6
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Measuring Sound

Measuring Sound

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How We Got to Now

Time

Season 1 Episode 2

Best-selling author Steven Johnson boards a submarine to discover what a lack of natural light means for a sailor’s working day and visits Heathrow, the world’s busiest airport, to try to get timings right at air traffic control. Learn how advancements in navigation, the way we work, technology and travel would have been impossible without the unsung heroes of time.

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How We Got to Now Season 1
54:41
Explore the impact of sound in the world of medicine and our lives today.
Cold
54:40
Host Steven Johnson examines the effects of man’s mastery of cold on food and Hollywood.
Light
54:40
Uncover a link between gas lamps, electric light and architecture and advertising.
Glass
54:40
Uncover a link between art, science and global communication: glass.
Clean
55:11
How clean water has changed our world and the way we live our lives.
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