Wright Brothers vs Curtiss • 2015 • episode "S1E2" • American Genius

42:05

McLaren's high-tech production center is as remarkably distinctive as the handcrafted automobiles they design and produce, overtaking its Supercar rivals through the application of Formula One science and sophisticated production standards.

S1E2 • Super Factories • 2020 • Technology

21:30

This Episode explores the hidden history and super science of the taxi cab, satellite navigation, and the lava lamp.

5/10 • Incredible Inventions • 2017 • Technology

43:59

Discover how Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun heralded the birth of ballistic missiles and laid the technological foundations for the space race.

2/6 • Nazi Megastructures • 2013 • Technology

20:14

On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts "slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God." America's space program was never the same.

2014 • Technology

20:14

The Singularity, or the arrival of superhuman intelligence, has been described as both the “rapture of the nerds” and inevitable. Futurist and philosopher Jason Silva explores the ways in which this radical transformation may occur through biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.

2016 • Technology

55:01

See firsthand why London's Thames Barrier is no longer enough to keep the city safe from rising tides. The system has worked for decades, but due to increased environmental challenges, its location on a flood plain and heavy urbanization, London must now explore both low-tech fixes and some of the most advanced engineering solutions in the world.

3/4 • Sinking Cities • 2018 • Technology