The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path
Starring
Michael Mosley
Season:
6 Episodes
EP 1What Is Out There?
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
EP 2What Is the World Made Of?
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
EP 3How Did We Get Here?
Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.
EP 4Can We Have Unlimited Power?
The story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom.
EP 5What Is the Secet of Life?
The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.
EP 6Who Are We?
The sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.
