How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson

Introduction: Clean: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2:15) --

Clean Streets (3:48) --

Mid-19th Century Chicago (3:54) --

City Revolution (3:33) --

Water Pollution (1:59) --

Storm Water (3:39) --

Beer Benefits (2:19) --

Cholera Outbreak (3:05) --

Cholera Transmission (2:09) --

Influential Map (2:47) --

Public Water Supply (2:47) --

Chlorine (2:41) --

Toilet Water (2:25) --

John Leal (3:27) --

Mass Chlorination (1:56) --

Bleach (2:34) --

Ultra Clean Revolution (2:25) --

Extreme Clean (4:24) --

Access to Clean Water (2:12) --

Credits: Clean: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (0:30) --

Snow's Map (9:53)

Introduction: Time: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2:30) --

Underwater (2:50) --

Following Natural Rhythms (2:00) --

Galileo (4:06) --

Maritime Navigation (3:47) --

Equal Time (2:56) --

Industrial Revolution (2:37) --

Watches for the Wealthy (2:10) --

Mass Watch Production (3:49) --

Soldier's Watch (3:09) --

Standardizing Time (2:34) --

Non-Standard Time (2:50) --

William Allen (2:00) --

Time Controversy (2:43) --

Implementation (2:12) --

Atomic Time (3:13) --

Leap Second (2:00) --

Ultra Precise Atomic Time (2:00) --

Radiometric Clocks (3:53) --

Clock Impacts (1:03) --

Credits: Time: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (0:30)

Introduction: Light: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2:31) --

Candle (2:00) --

Whales (2:34) --

Spermaceti (3:28) --

New Business Idea (2:00) --

Sleep Patterns (2:10) --

Five Points (2:40) --

Photography (3:05) --

Social Reform (3:12) --

Light Bulb (3:06) --

Edison (3:25) --

Electricity Spreads (2:00) --

Sports Lighting (3:51) --

Colored Light (3:10) --

Franchise (2:15) --

Young Electric Sign Company (3:32) --

Laser (3:40) --

National Ignition Facility (1:59) --

Laser Energy (2:32) --

Conclusion (1:12) --

Credits: Light: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (0:30)

Introduction: Glass: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2:31) --

Properties of Glass (2:24) --

Master Glassmakers (2:01) --

Cristallo (3:01) --

Murano Glass (2:24) --

Spectacles (2:44) --

Printing Press (2:38) --

Glasses (2:01) --

Lenses (4:00) --

Cameras (2:37) --

Lunar Landing (2:26) --

Italian Mirrors (3:50) --

Keck Telescopes (3:57) --

Lens Distortions (4:00) --

Charles Vernon Boys (2:51) --

Thin Glass Fibers (2:41) --

Fiber Optics (3:35) --

Flicker (3:37) --

Sharing Visions (1:04) --

Credits: Glass: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (0:30)

Introduction: Cold: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2:15) --

Hotel de Glace (2:43) --

Frederic Tudor (3:35) --

Sawdust (3:58) --

Ice Revolution (2:18) --

Insulation (2:55) --

Refrigeration (1:43) --

Dr. John Gorrie (2:24) --

Making Ice (3:40) --

Natural vs. Artificial Ice (4:05) --

Clarence Birdseye (3:18) --

Ancient Practices (2:32) --

Flash Freezing (3:10) --

Frederick McKinley Jones (2:18) --

Transforming Food (2:45) --

Willis Carrier (2:43) --

Cooling Air (3:49) --

The Sunbelt (3:06) --

Conclusion (1:04) --

Credits: Cold: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (0:28)

Introduction: Sound: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (2:16) --

Sonic Acoustics (2:57) --

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (3:28) --

Playback (3:04) --

Progress (2:18) --

Bridging Distances (3:09) --

Radio (3:48) --

AT&T (2:27) --

Jazz (3:32) --

Revolutionizing Music (3:07) --

Unwanted Sound (2:16) --

Noise Abatement Commission (3:39) --

Brains and Beauty (3:20) --

George Antheil (3:14) --

Declassified (1:31) --

Sound Echoes (3:04) --

SONAR (3:51) --

Journey of Sound (3:20) --

Credits: Sound: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson (0:30)