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Season 2 Episode 6
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Power Trip: The Story of Energy Season 2

Globalization

Season 2 Episode 6
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Power Trip: The Story of Energy

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Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization, both as both a widely traded product and as a facilitator for moving goods globally. In the ancient world, globalization was always a goal, but modern forms of energy provided the missing link.

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56:19
Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization.
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Culture and modern energy go hand in hand.
Entertainment
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Modern energy enabled mass entertainment like popular music, movies, TV shows, and video g
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The human story of work is the story of how work has been transformed by energy.
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Learn the sweeping history of the worst energy disasters since the industrial revolution.
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Modern energy takes us on a journey to the final frontier.
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