S5.E1 ∙ Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It Tue, Jan 31, 2017 We are trapped on earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe. 8.3 /10
S5.E2 ∙ Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious? Wed, Feb 22, 2017 What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights? 7.9 /10
S5.E3 ∙ Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food Wed, Mar 29, 2017 Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded? 8 /10
S5.E4 ∙ Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It? Wed, Apr 12, 2017 Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? 7 /10
S5.E5 ∙ The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness - White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs Wed, May 03, 2017 Everything will end. Even the universe. But in a future so far away that it defies description, there will still be light and therefore a chance for life. 8.1 /10
S5.E6 ∙ The Rise of the Machines - Why Automation Is Different This Time Wed, Jun 07, 2017 Automation in the Information Age is different. 8.1 /10
S5.E8 ∙ What Happens If We Throw an Elephant from a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1 Wed, Aug 09, 2017 Size is the most under appreciated regulators of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings. 7.7 /10
S5.E9 ∙ Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe - The Information Paradox Wed, Aug 23, 2017 Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us. 8.3 /10
S5.E10 ∙ What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth? Wed, Sep 06, 2017 What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously. 7.7 /10
S5.E12 ∙ How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body - The Microbiome Wed, Oct 04, 2017 Are bodies are comprised of bacteria, viruses, fungi and our own human cells. But which is actually in charge. 8.2 /10
S5.E14 ∙ Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? Thu, Oct 19, 2017 If you could decide today - how long do you want to live? 7.7 /10
S5.E15 ∙ How to Cure Aging - During Your Lifetime? Thu, Nov 02, 2017 What if we could stop aging forever? 8 /10
S5.E16 ∙ Emergence - How Stupid Things Become Smart Together Wed, Nov 15, 2017 How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence? 8 /10
S5.E17 ∙ Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI Wed, Dec 06, 2017 What is UBI? How would free money change our lives. 7.5 /10
