Back to the Future • 2020 • episode "S1E4" • Blue Sky Metropolis

90:31

In 1998 a single video game forever changed the world. The game was StarCraft. It would go on to become the foundation of e-sports and the force behind the online streaming medium Twitch. This global phenomenon began in the modest South Korean internet cafes known as PC bangs. It was from these humble beginnings that our characters "MC" and "MMA" would begin their dreams. Dreams that eventually lifted them out of poverty and placed them on the world stage as champions. But life in esports comes at a cost and as we follow these players throughout a year of their lives we find out just what it takes to compete at the highest level and achieve ones' "Dreams of Blizzcon".

2017 • Technology

18:58

Cities are growing faster than at any time in history, straining services and infrastructure. Technology-driven advances are at the forefront of solving this age-old problem

The Economist • 2017 • Technology

54:51

Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. With guest Jim Al-Khalili

Breakthrough the Ideas that Changed the World • 2019 • Technology

52:16

A swiss chemist's attempts to make a lung drug results in LSD. The son of enslaved parents tires to reverse the fortunes of sharecroppers and inadvertently gives rise to PB&J. A failed dye becomes TNT. And a prison camp doctor and a fridge full of urine lead to improve mental healthcare.

S1E4 • Oops, I Changed the World • 2022 • Technology

112:47

This PBS American Experience documentary tells the dramatic story of Henry Ford, the brilliant and controversial industrialist who transformed America. From revolutionizing manufacturing with the assembly line to creating the affordable Model T, Ford reshaped the way people lived and worked. The film also delves into his complex personality, his fierce anti-union stance, and the contradictions between his visionary innovations and his troubling social views.

American Experience • 2013 • Technology

42:32

The rise of colossal towers across the planet coincided with the surge of cutting-edge design, but just as these monoliths began breaking world records, new threats were on the horizon.

S1E4 • Skyscrapers Engineering the Future • 2019 • Technology