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Cold

Cold

Season 1 Episode 5
54:40
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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0:30
Clean

Clean

Season 1 Episode 1
55:11
Time

Time

Season 1 Episode 2
55:11
Glass

Glass

Season 1 Episode 3
54:40
Light

Light

Season 1 Episode 4
54:40
How We Got to Now Season 1

Sound

Season 1 Episode 6
54:41
Extended Preview: Cold

Extended Preview: Cold

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4:58
Extended Preview: Glass

Extended Preview: Glass

Video
4:03
Extended Preview: Clean

Extended Preview: Clean

Video
4:55
Measuring Sound

Measuring Sound

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4:26
The Development of Chlorine

The Development of Chlorine

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How We Got to Now

Episode 5 Preview | Cold

Steven travels to the farthest points on earth to explain how innovators experimented with ways to control the creation and preservation of cold climates and products.
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How We Got to Now Season 1
54:41
Season 1 Episode 6
Sound
Explore the impact of sound in the world of medicine and our lives today.
Cold
54:40
Season 1 Episode 5
Cold
Host Steven Johnson examines the effects of man’s mastery of cold on food and Hollywood.
Light
54:40
Season 1 Episode 4
Light
Uncover a link between gas lamps, electric light and architecture and advertising.
Glass
54:40
Season 1 Episode 3
Glass
Uncover a link between art, science and global communication: glass.
Time
55:11
Season 1 Episode 2
Time
How time advanced navigation, technology, travel and the way we work.
Clean
55:11
Season 1 Episode 1
Clean
How clean water has changed our world and the way we live our lives.
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