History 101

Season 1

2020 · 10 episodes · 3h 42m in all · 7.4/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Fast Food

   22 May 2020 · 22 min · 6.8/10

   Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?

2. 

   2. The Space Race

   22 May 2020 · 23 min · 7.2/10

   Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?

3. 

   3. The Rise of China

   22 May 2020 · 23 min · 7.8/10

   In the 21st century, China has become a global economic powerhouse. Why was the rest of the world so slow to notice its rise to the top?

4. 

   4. Plastics

   22 May 2020 · 21 min · 7.5/10

   Plastics have transformed how we live, but progress comes at a high price: 7.8 billion tons of waste. Are plastics a miracle or a catastrophe?

5. 

   5. Oil and the Middle East

   22 May 2020 · 22 min · 7.7/10

   Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?

6. 

   6. Robots

   22 May 2020 · 22 min · 7.0/10

   We share the planet with an estimated 9 million robots, from self-driving cars to surgical arms. Could they one day completely replace humans?

7. 

   7. Feminism

   22 May 2020 · 24 min · 7.0/10

   Feminism has ushered in sweeping changes to society, securing rights for women around the world. How much further do we have to go?

8. 

   8. Nuclear Power

   22 May 2020 · 22 min · 7.7/10

   Over 10% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. But with radioactive waste and the threat of nuclear meltdown, are we playing with fire?

9. 

   9. AIDS

   22 May 2020 · 22 min · 7.3/10

   Nearly 40 million people are living with HIV. After decades of research and activism, how far have we come in finding a cure and battling the stigma?

10. 

    10. Genetics

    22 May 2020 · 21 min · 7.7/10

    DNA analysis has given us the tools to map disease, solve crimes and more. But in our rush to decode DNA, are we leaping before we look?