Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything
Science journalist Latif Nasser investigates the surprising and intricate ways in which we are connected to each other, the world and the universe.
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Cast:Latif Nasser , Alex Wellerstein , Vincent Thurkettle , Moussa Abderamane , Christopher Heckscher , W. Randall Shump , Ainara Sistiago , Catherine Ross , Chip Trepte , Gerry Sullivan , Emma Baxter , Ted Hill , James Day , Jack Dairiki , Leon Barron , Paul Selwood , Mark Nigrini , Jason Dunion
S1.E1 ∙ Surveillance
Ever feel like you're being watched? Well, you may be right. Latif explores the sometimes cute, often creepy ways surveillance pervades our lives.
S1.E2 ∙ Poop
Sure, it's smelly and gross. Bit excrement is more complex than we think, holding many secrets, many problems and, potentially, many solutions.
S1.E3 ∙ Dust
A speck of dust seems insignificant, but a swarm of it can do everything from generating oxygen to tempering hurricanes to fertilizing the rainforest.
S1.E4 ∙ Digits
Latif explores a law of numerical probability that applies to classic music, contemporary social media, tax fraud and perhaps the entire universe.
S1.E5 ∙ Clouds
How does the cloud above your head connect to the cloud that stores your data? The answer involves a shipwreck and a shark-proof garden hose.
S1.E6 ∙ Nukes
They may be our worst creations. But nuclear bombs also taught us things about ourselves and our world that we couldn't have learned any other way.
