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Connections with James Burke

A revival of the old series

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A revival of the old series

First Aired

2023-11-09
Last Aired

2023-11-09
Creator

James Burke
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

CuriosityStream

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Season 1

1. Seeing the Future

James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists ...More

James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future.Less

45mins 2023-11-09

2. The End of Scarcity

James jumps in the sensory deprivation tank with a man who took LSD with dolphins to discover how syph...More

James jumps in the sensory deprivation tank with a man who took LSD with dolphins to discover how syphilis in the French aristocracy kicked off a journey to the nanofabricator–a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free. What will that mean for the value of things?Less

47mins 2023-11-09

3. In the Net

James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD broug...More

James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet.Less

47mins 2023-11-09

4. None of This is Real

Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from h...More

Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity?Less

40mins 2023-11-09

5. Designer Genes

A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure o...More

A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA, and a future with genetically engineered people. Will we want to be Super-Human?Less

41mins 2023-11-09

6. Limitless Energy

How did a journey that began thousands of years ago with the Inca and the potato, connect to a mad sci...More

How did a journey that began thousands of years ago with the Inca and the potato, connect to a mad scientist in a castle, and German beer, then bring us to the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy? And what will that future mean for humanity?Less