Breakthrough National Geographic • 2015 - 2017 • 6 episodes • 8h:54m
The show provides a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, revealing the world of tomorrow...today. Each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential.
Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic drugs.
S2E1 • 2017 • Health
A look inside the shadowy world of hackers, where good battles evil. "White-hat" hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a "black-hat" ISIS recruiter organizes a terrorist attack.
S2E2 • 2017 • Technology
Maverick doctors supercharge killer T cells, creating a breakthrough treatment for cancer.
S2E3 • 2017 • Health
The military and defence industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they'll learn how at the Game of Drones competition.
S2E4 • 2017 • Technology
By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.
S2E5 • 2017 • Technology
The world's electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people. Engineers make a dangerous trek across the Himalayas to bring power to a remote monastery.
S2E6 • 2017 • Technology