Ranked #1
S1E3: Fork Fashions and Toilet Trends
S1E3: Fork Fashions and Toilet Trends
It took a long time for the fork to go from weird curiosity to ubiquitous tool. How long will it take for current techno... Read more
19 Sep 2018
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28mins
Ranked #2
S2E3: Unreliable Evidence
S2E3: Unreliable Evidence
In the early 20th century a new forensic technique—fingerprinting—displaced a cruder form of identification based on bod... Read more
17 Jul 2019
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31mins
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S2E7: A Bug In The System
S2E7: A Bug In The System
The first ever computer program was written in 1843 by Ada Lovelace, a mathematician who hoped her far-sighted treatise ... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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36mins
Ranked #4
S2E4: Meat and Potatoes
S2E4: Meat and Potatoes
The potato seemed strange and unappetizing when it first arrived in Europe. But it grew into a wonder food that helped s... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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39mins
Ranked #5
S2E6: Dots, Dashes, and Dating Apps
S2E6: Dots, Dashes, and Dating Apps
In the 19th century, young people wooed each other over the telegraph. But meeting strangers on the wires could lead to ... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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36mins
Ranked #6
S2E2: Second Wind
S2E2: Second Wind
For thousands of years we sailed our cargo across oceans using zero-emission, 100 percent renewable wind. Then we switch... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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33mins
Ranked #7
S1E4: The Fault In Our Cars
S1E4: The Fault In Our Cars
The first pedestrian killed by a car in the western hemisphere was on New York’s Upper West Side in 1899. One newspaper... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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33mins
Ranked #8
S1E10: Infinite Scroll
S1E10: Infinite Scroll
The Renaissance scholars couldn’t keep up with new information (“Have you read the latest Erasmus book?” “I don’t have t... Read more
7 Nov 2018
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38mins
Ranked #9
S2E1: A Familiar Tune
S2E1: A Familiar Tune
The 19th century invention of the phonograph left composers worried they might not be paid for recordings. The 20th cent... Read more
3 Jul 2019
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43mins
Ranked #10
S1E5: Human Insecurity
S1E5: Human Insecurity
The French telegraph system was hacked in 1834 by a pair of thieves who stole financial market information -- effectivel... Read more
3 Oct 2018
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30mins