Scientists are continually making breakthroughs that fundamentally change how the world is perceived. From telepathy to robot citizens, explore potential scientific and technological developments that could alter human life.
EPISODE 1
Robot Revolution
Experiments have transformed machines into creatures with consciousness; elsewhere, scientists are enhancing humans with synthetic parts that work better than the real thing. The result: a not-too distant world where man and machine are indistinguishable.
EPISODE 2
I Know What You're Thinking
Imagine a world where your most intimate memory is public domain. By mapping neural pathways and decoding how thoughts are processed, scientists are reading minds with telepathy helmets and scanning hidden memories in ways that may put an end to privacy.
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.
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?
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.
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 fraily may be things of the past.
James Woods
Kelly McPherson
Sarah Wetherbee
Emre Sahin
Neil Laird
Bernadette McDaid
