Name: Futurescape With James Woods
Released: 2013-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

This brand-new series on Discovery, presented by actor James Wood, explores what the future will look like – a question that has been pondered throughout the centuries.

Documentary · 2013 · 43 min

EPISODE 1

Robot Revolution

Scientists may improve humans using synthetic parts that work better.

43 min · 6 Jul 2014
EPISODE 2

I Know What You're Thinking

James Woods goes on a journey between the present and the distant future to look at the ideas and controversies of tomorrow that are already taking shape today.

43 min · 29 Jun 2014
EPISODE 3

Cheating time

Throughout history, men have built empires and held the lives of millions in their hands, but the one thing they couldn’t conquer was death. Advances in medicine are now making age just a manageable chronic condition, and sickness a thing of the past.

43 min · 13 Jul 2014
EPISODE 4

Replacing God

Could God’s long reign be in jeopardy? Advances are affording humans a power once reserved for only the Almighty--the ability to create life. But as we manipulate DNA and produce new species to our whim, will we find God’s shoes too big to fill?

43 min · 27 Jul 2014
EPISODE 5

Galactic Pioneers

21st Century explorers have set sail on an age of discovery that eclipses anything dreamed of by Columbus. Advances in propulsion technology, warp drive, and solar energy have allowed us to do what only science fiction writers dreamed possible until now.

43 min · 3 Aug 2014
EPISODE 6

How to Be a Superhuman

Science stands at the brink of unlocking our primal instincts. Advancements in genetic engineering may soon free humans from the limitations that have linked us to the rest of the animal world. Pain, fear, uncertainty and frailty may be things of the past.

42 min · 10 Aug 2014