Connected S01E03 · Dust

Overview

A speck of dust seems insignificant, but a swarm of it can do everything from generating oxygen to tempering hurricanes to fertilizing the rainforest.

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1. 1 1. Surveillance2020-08-02 · 45mWhile surveillance technology raises real privacy concerns, some of it is being used in positive ways, especially when it comes to our animal friends.
2. 2 2. Poop2020-08-02 · 46mSure, it's smelly and gross but excrement is more complex than we think. It holds many secrets, many problems, and—potentially—many solutions.
3. 3 3. Dust2020-08-02 · 39mA speck of dust seems insignificant, but a swarm of it can do everything from generating oxygen to tempering hurricanes to fertilizing the rainforest.
4. 4 4. Digits2020-08-02 · 46mLatif explores a law of numerical probability that applies to classical music, contemporary social media, tax fraud and perhaps the entire universe.
5. 5 5. Clouds2020-08-02 · 49mA 19th-century shipwreck led to weather forecasting as we know it, and laid the groundwork for other predictive models as well as ... well, the cloud.
6. 6 6. Nukes2020-08-02 · 39mThey may be our worst creations. But Latif uncovers how nuclear bombs did some surprising good and visits those who ensure that they stop blowing up.