Connections with James Burke

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  • 1978
  • 1 Season
  • 9.3  (1,509)

This series explores the various paths of how technological change happens and the social effects of these changes on Western society. To illustrate this, James Burke follows various timelines of how one innovation lead to something seemingly totally unrelated in the future such as how a 17th century Dutch cargo ship design lead to development of plastic in the 20th century.

Connections with James Burke is a series that ran for 1 seasons (6 episodes) between October 17, 1978 and on Bigger Bang

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Seasons
Limitless Energy
6. Limitless Energy
November 9, 2023
How did a journey that began thousands of years ago with the Inca and the potato connect to a mad scientist in a castle and German beer then bring us to the brink of a future with clean limitless energy? And what will that future mean for humanity?
Designer Genes
5. Designer Genes
November 9, 2023
A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA and a future with genetically engineered people. Will we want to be Super-Human?
None of This is Real
4. None of This is Real
November 9, 2023
Dog pee the Polaroid camera and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can
In the Net
3. In the Net
November 9, 2023
James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution wallpaper and NORAD brought about the rise of big data
The End of Scarcity
2. The End of Scarcity
November 9, 2023
James jumps in the sensory deprivation tank with a man who took LSD with dolphins to discover how syphilis in the French aristocracy kicked off a journey to the nanofabricator
Seeing the Future
1. Seeing the Future
November 9, 2023
James connects the dots between Napoleon
Description

This series explores the various paths of how technological change happens and the social effects of these changes on Western society. To illustrate this, James Burke follows various timelines of how one innovation lead to something seemingly totally unrelated in the future such as how a 17th century Dutch cargo ship design lead to development of plastic in the 20th century.

Connections with James Burke is a series that ran for 1 seasons (6 episodes) between October 17, 1978 and on Bigger Bang

Where to Watch Connections with James Burke
Connections with James Burke is available for streaming on the Bigger Bang website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Connections with James Burke on demand at Apple TV Channels, Amazon Prime, Amazon, Fandango at Home and FuboTV.
  • Premiere Date
    October 17, 1978
  • IMDB Rating
    9.3  (1,509)
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