| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 43 sec.) ; 299850859 bytes |
| Summary |
Our world is changing at a faster pace than ever before. The rate of adopting new ideas is doubling every decade and the intervals between discoveries keeps getting shorter. In this fascinating documentary presenter Liz Bonnin meets the pioneers, including scientists, entrepreneurs and inventors, who are helping to shape tomorrow's world.At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Langer's lab consists of more than 100 researchers with backgrounds as diverse as medicine, chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology. It is this kind of collaboration that is allowing some of the greatest breakthroughs in medical science yet.Liz meets the inventors trying to make our world a better place, who are developing ideas to combat issues such as Global Warming, and creating devices to provide clean, safe, drinking water to everyone on the planet.Finally, the documentary investigates what is driving these new innovations. From the age-old force of money and competition to the radical freedom of open source, the program gets to the heart of what shapes innovation in the 21st century. (From the UK) (Documentary) PG CC **Premiere** Follow the conversation on Twitter #SBSdoco |
| Event |
Broadcast 2013-12-23 at 20:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Cyanobacteria -- Genetics.
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Graphite -- Testing.
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Science -- Experiments.
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Vaccines -- Technological innovations.
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Water -- Purification.
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Exploration of outer space.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Strong, Graham, director
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Bonnin, Liz, host
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