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- T1 E1 - The Landfill5 de junho de 20123 minTrash becomes energy at a small New York landfill where people are thinking differently about garbage.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E2 - Heart Stop Beating22 de janeiro de 20124 minHeart Stop Beating is the story of Billy Cohn & Bud Frazier, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, who in March of 2011 successfully replaced a dying man's heart with a 'continuous flow' device they developed, proving that life was possible without a pulse or a heart beat.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E3 - Newtown Creek Digester Eggs: The Art of Human Waste5 de junho de 20123 minThe Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, epitomizes what can be achieved by progressive government working with local activists to adopt the latest technology -- but it's the award-winning architecture and design courtesy of New York City's Percent for Art program that will drop your jaw, especially those eight magnificent Digester Eggs.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E4 - Meet Mr. Toilet22 de janeiro de 20123 minFor those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison. Businessman-turned-sanitation-superhero Jack Sim fights this oft-neglected crisis affecting 2.6 billion people.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E5 - Hilary's Straws6 de junho de 20134 minOne day, quadriplegic Hilary Lister and her friends smashed up and cannibalised a wheel chair, some metal pipes and a few electric circuit boards. The result was a unique technical invention that led her to conquer the oceans of the world and set her spirit free...Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E6 - Solar Roadways5 de junho de 20124 minWhat if roads and highways were solar, fueling enough energy to power electric vehicles as well as nearby communities? Scott, the inventor/creator has the answer.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E7 - The Honor Code22 de abril de 20124 minIf we change the way we think about honor, could we make the world a better place? Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah proves we can in The Honor Code.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E8 - Bionic Eye5 de junho de 20123 minThe "Bionic Eye", created by Dr. Joseph Rizzo and Prof. John Wyatt, is aimed at restoring sight to patients who suffer from degenerative blindness.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E9 - All Hail the Beat22 de abril de 20123 minThe sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine inspire musicians around the world, even though the device hasn't been made since 1984 and most of its avid users have never actually seen one.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E10 - The Invisible Bicycle Helmet1 de agosto de 20124 minDesign students Anna and Terese took on a giant challenge as an exam project. Something no one had done before. If they could swing it, it would for sure be revolutionary. The bicycle is a tool to change the world. If we use bikes AND travel safe: Life will be better for all.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E11 - Speaking with Light16 de abril de 20133 minDr Edie Widder takes us on a journey deep under the sea. She's used pioneering research with bioluminescent sea creatures to help us shine a light on the levels of pollution we're producing above the ground. Edie's love of the sea - and the simplicity of good science - shine through this journey of wonder.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E12 - In Your Head16 de abril de 20134 minCan virtual reality control pain?Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E13 - The Music Man16 de abril de 20134 minMUSIC MAN tells the story of professor and inventor Ge Wang who teaches computer music at Stanford University where he began the innovative Stanford Laptop Orchestra. Wang believes everyone who loves music should be able to play it. To that end, Wang was the first to turn the IPhone into a musical instrument when he created the "Ocarina" phone app which became one of the most popular in the world when it was launched in 2009.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E14 - Panmela Castro16 de abril de 20133 minPanmela Castro was born and raised in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the president of Nami Network, a feminist organization that promotes women's rights through graffiti-art. She travels the world with her art and has been honored with numerous international awards for her work.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E15 - DisplAir (English Subtitled)16 de abril de 20134 minMeet Maxim, the young inventor of a truly jaw-dropping new technology with limitless applications that will eliminate the need for screens and monitors -- and all manner of electronic junk.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E16 - Emergency16 de novembro de 20124 minIn an area better known for apocalyptic sandstorms, punishing heat, and seemingly endless war, Sudan's state-of-the-art Salam Center is accessible to millions in need of trauma surgery and first-rate healthcare thanks to the innovative efforts of Dr. Gino Strada.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E17 - Mushroom Man14 de novembro de 20123 minMushrooms can save the world! Synopsis Short: This is the story of how mushrooms can save the world! Renowned mycologist and mushroom pioneer, Paul Stamets, harnesses the power of infamous fungi to fight the planet's leading problems; from developing cures for cancer, to destroying toxic radioactive waste.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E18 - The Auto Tune Effect16 de abril de 20133 minYou're humming along, tapping your toe, maybe nodding your head, listening to your favorite song, the artist's vocals ascending higher and higher up the scale to that heart-stopping, tear inducing pitch perfect note. Flawless. Inhuman? Auto-tune is transforming music. Listening will never be the same.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E19 - The Sky is NOT the Limit16 de abril de 20134 minMeet Peter Diamandis - the visionary man behind the X Prize Foundation which provides financial awards to spur the next generation of big thinkers and enable inventors to solve the world's biggest crises. Through this dynamic portrait we see the world through Diamandis' inspired point of view. Revolution through Competition!Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E20 - Operation Free Lunch (English Subtitled)16 de abril de 20133 minMicro-blog power revolutionises the meaning of free lunch in ChinaAderir ao Prime
- T1 E21 - The Cleanest Pig21 de janeiro de 20134 minA short documentary about how persistence, luck and instinct brought together a biomedical professor, a 'wild' mayor and some exceedingly rare pigs - and triggered a medical revolution.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E22 - Techistan16 de abril de 20134 minTech entrepreneur Rehan Allawala is on a mission to empower Pakistan's most disenfranchised before they're left behind by the Internet revolution.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E23 - Fire with Fire16 de abril de 20134 minWho would dare to pit one fatal disease against another... inside the body of an six-year-old patient? The results will shatter all expectations.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E24 - The Contenders16 de abril de 20133 minBiologists spent ten years trying to map the structure of the elusive Mason Pfizer Monkey Virus, a problem that could unlock the cure for AIDS.The Contenders solved it in three weeks.Using the online puzzle game Fold It, scientists are enlisting video gamers to solve real- world problems.Aderir ao Prime
- T1 E25 - You Don't Know Jack19 de janeiro de 20134 minJack Andraka, a high school sophomore, has developed a revolutionary new test for pancreatic cancer. The future of science is in the hands of our youth.Aderir ao Prime
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