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Edge of Existence

2022 Technology

The risk of human extinction has never been higher. Recent years have seen a global pandemic, a renewed nuclear threat and runaway climate change. New research predicts a 1 in 6 chance that life as we know it won't make it to the end of this century. This compelling science documentary looks at the greatest risks to humanity and what we can d ...o about it. Are we all doomed? Show More

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space Episode II

2021 Technology

Principles of generosity and prosperity inform the selection of the last two crew members: Christopher Sembroski, a former member of the U.S. Air Force who served in Iraq and now works as a Lockheed Martin engineer, and Sian Proctor, a professor of geosciences and two-time NASA astronaut candidate. Excitement for the flight ramps up, but anxi ...ety lingers. Show More

Series: Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

Surviving Mars

2021 Technology

To survive Mars, our species will need to evolve how we eat, drink, and build our homes. Will we need our genes to evolve as well? Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of chan ...ges to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin. Show More

Series: Becoming Martian

Futureproof

2021 Technology

Frontline and service workers have borne the health consequences of the pandemic, increasing racial and economic disparities. Certain robotic and AI applications are accelerating as the value of human workers is further questioned. Determining the likely areas of job growth and training needs is difficult. Post-secondary education has become ...more virtual and its costs, more controversial. How can we predict job growth, training needs and the role of education in order to prepare for the work of the future? Show More

Series: Future of Work

First Martians

2021 Technology

Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?

Series: Becoming Martian

Fight

2020 Technology

Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat give rise to head-to-head fighting genre, but the increasing graphic violence in games brings controversy.

Series: High Score

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