The phone in your hand is more powerful than all of the computers that put a man on the moon, combined. In the age of supercomputers, driverless cars, and mail-order DNA testing it’s easy to forget that the journey to these incredible innovations was a lot of surprising moments. We’re fascinated with the scientists, engineers and innovators who changed the w ... Show More
May 2018
The Space Race | Playing Catch Up | 2
<p>Information sharing was normal in the global scientific community, but when it came to rockets, normal rules didn’t apply. If the details got passed along to civilian scientists, there was no telling where that intel might end up…</p><p>But for many Americans, the Eisenhower j ... Show More
37m 29s
May 2018
The Space Race | Taking the Lead | 3
<p>In times of crisis, Americans had always put their confidence in their country’s superiority in power, technology and leadership. America had never failed them. And in 1961, hope and faith in their country burned brighter than ever as NASA prepared to launch the first man ... Show More
39m 12s
Apr 2018
Introducing: American Innovations
<p>DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredib ... Show More
2m 8s
Jul 2019
Innovation Fails: DeLorean | Driven to Succeed | S17-E1
<p>Normally on American Innovations, we look at the history of the science and technology that transformed the world we live in. These stories teach us about the vision, grit, competition, and teamwork required to conquer new frontiers and forge new pathways to the future. But eq ... Show More
40m 24s
Jul 2020
Ancient DNA and the Human Story: Interview with Geneticist Eske Willerslev
<p>Ancient DNA is the key that's unlocking the deep history of humanity, allowing us to answer questions about our collective past that we never dreamed of addressing even 20 years ago. Eske Willerslev is a pioneer in the field of extracting, sequencing, and analyzing the preserv ... Show More
41m 40s
Jul 2020
Bone, Stone, and Genome: Understanding Humanity's Deep Past
<p>Welcome to a new season of Tides of History! Over the next year, we'll be traveling from the very origins of our species through the peopling of the planet, the Ice Age, and then to the beginnings of agriculture, cities, metalworking, and states. Today, we cover our deepest pa ... Show More
45m 1s
Aug 2018
Thinking Machines | Artificial Intelligence | S3-E1
<p>Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction. And it’s about to get much more powerful: machines that can reason, create, predict the future, even dream. AI is likely to be one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st-century.</p><p>This is ... Show More
39m 49s