Connections with James Burke
Add To my ShowsOverview: A mind-blowing romp through history builds a pathway to the present – and a breakthrough that stands to profoundly change our future.
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Episodes
| Season | Episode | Name | Aired | Runtime | Overview | Watched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Seeing the Future Details | 2023-11-09 | 45 mins | James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 1 | Seeing the Future Details | 2023-11-09 | 45 mins | James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 2 | The End of Scarcity Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | 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–a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free. What will that mean for the value of things? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 1 | Seeing the Future Details | 2023-11-09 | 45 mins | James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 1 | Seeing the Future Details | 2023-11-09 | 45 mins | James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 2 | The End of Scarcity Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | 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–a machine that can build anything you wish for, molecule by molecule, for free. What will that mean for the value of things? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 3 | In the Net Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 3 | In the Net Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 3 | In the Net Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 3 | In the Net Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 4 | None of This is Real Details | 2023-11-09 | 40 mins | Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 4 | None of This is Real Details | 2023-11-09 | 40 mins | Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 3 | In the Net Details | 2023-11-09 | 47 mins | James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper, and NORAD brought about the rise of big data – and a world where humans finally merge with the internet. | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 4 | None of This is Real Details | 2023-11-09 | 40 mins | Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 4 | None of This is Real Details | 2023-11-09 | 40 mins | Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 4 | None of This is Real Details | 2023-11-09 | 40 mins | Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 5 | Designer Genes Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 5 | Designer Genes Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 6 | Limitless Energy Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 5 | Designer Genes Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 6 | Limitless Energy Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 6 | Limitless Energy Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 5 | Designer Genes Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 5 | Designer Genes Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 6 | Limitless Energy Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 4 | None of This is Real Details | 2023-11-09 | 40 mins | Dog pee, the Polaroid camera, and rocket fuel lead us to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence. If we can’t tell machines and people apart, what will that mean for humanity? | Mark as Watched |
| 1 | 6 | Limitless Energy Details | 2023-11-09 | 41 mins | 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? | Mark as Watched |
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Played by: James Burke
Self
Played by: James Burke