The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

TV-PG2010•1h 0m•7.2/10

Documentary

Ratings

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7.2/10(12)

Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 27, 2010

Last Aired

June 1, 2010

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Aidan Laverty

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

What Is Out There?

E1

What Is Out There?

Air date: 2010-04-27

How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.

What Is the World Made Of?

E2

What Is the World Made Of?

Air date: 2010-05-04

How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.

How Did We Get Here?

E3

How Did We Get Here?

Air date: 2010-05-11

Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.

Can We Have Unlimited Power?

E4

Can We Have Unlimited Power?

Air date: 2010-05-18

The story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom.

What Is the Secet of Life?

E5

What Is the Secet of Life?

Air date: 2010-05-25

The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.

Who Are We?

E6

Who Are We?

Air date: 2010-06-01

The sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.

Cast

Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley

Himself - Presenter

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