Machines
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2011
This episode explores the new generation of machines. Mark Evans fuses his brain with a computer to test a new breed of machine while Kathy Sykes hits the streets of San Francisco in a driverless car.
Episodes
Health
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2011
The experts examine how scientists are battling killer diseases. Biologist Aarathi Prasad joins virus hunters in Africa's jungles while Robert Winston finds out about the robot surgeons of the future.
Technology
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2011
The experts explore how 21st-century technology is changing the way we live, the way we communicate and our perception of the universe, from 3D printing to unmanned pod cars
Environment
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2011
In this episode, science turns super-hero as it battles to save the planet and preserve the human race, from petri-dish pork to the Frozen Ark and laser fuel
Biology
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2011
The experts unearth the amazing breakthroughs transforming the resilience and strength of the human body, including the possibility of humans regenerating their own hearts