Posted by davidgbf on 07-04-2020 at 19:22
BBC The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion - Season 01
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.
Episodes:
1 - What Is Out There?
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
2 - What is the World Made Of?
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
3 - How Did We Get Here?
Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.
4 - Can We Have Unlimited Power?
The story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom.
5 - What Is the Secret of Life?
The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.
6 - Who Are We?
The sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.
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