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Season 1 Episode 20: Music

Exploring the boundaries of sound and music, scientists delve into the intricacies of rhythm, octaves, and the human capacity for musical mastery.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Racial Wealth Gap

1. The Racial Wealth Gap

Aired: May 23, 2018

Cory Booker and others discuss how slavery, housing discrimination and centur...

Episode 2 Designer DNA

2. Designer DNA

Aired: May 23, 2018

Scientific feat or terrifying social experiment? Specialists in the field dis...

Episode 3 Monogamy

3. Monogamy

Aired: May 23, 2018

What do biology, human history and the promiscuity of bonobos reveal about mo...

Episode 4 K-Pop

4. K-Pop

Aired: May 30, 2018

Elaborate music videos, adoring fans, killer choreography. Learn about the gl...

Episode 5 Cryptocurrency

5. Cryptocurrency

Aired: Jun 6, 2018

Cryptocurrency has made people billionaires, but is digital cash the next rev...

Episode 6 Why Diets Fail

6. Why Diets Fail

Aired: Jun 13, 2018

Atkins. Paleo. Keto. Do any work in the long term? Experts look at marketing,...

Episode 7 The Stock Market

7. The Stock Market

Aired: Jun 20, 2018

Does the stock market accurately reflect the status of the economy? Finance s...

Episode 8 eSports

8. eSports

Aired: Jun 27, 2018

Is fake violence a sport? Fans, shoutcasters, and eSports icons break down to...

Episode 9 Extraterrestrial Life

9. Extraterrestrial Life

Aired: Jul 4, 2018

Despite decades of searching, we have yet to discover extraterrestrial life. ...

Episode 10 !

10. !

Aired: Jul 11, 2018

Do we overuse exclamation points!? Linguists and copy editors look at how the...

Episode 11 Cricket

11. Cricket

Aired: Jul 18, 2018

Cricket experts look at how the confusing sport became so popular and discuss...

Episode 12 Weed

12. Weed

Aired: Jul 25, 2018

Marijuana experts discuss the rise of potent "sexually frustrated" cannabis p...

Episode 13 Tattoo

13. Tattoo

Aired: Aug 1, 2018

They've been used to command respect, punish criminals and mark achievements....

Episode 14 Astrology

14. Astrology

Aired: Aug 8, 2018

Do zodiac signs prescribe your fate? Or do horoscopes' accuracy lie in the pl...

Episode 16 The Female Orgasm

16. The Female Orgasm

Aired: Aug 22, 2018

The female orgasm is more elusive when a man is involved. Discover the reason...

Episode 20 Music

20. Music

Aired: Sep 19, 2018

Exploring the boundaries of sound and music, scientists delve into the intric...

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Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: Netflix

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary