Avoiding Apocalypse
How science and technology will help society avoid its collapse as environmental issues are becoming more and more catastrophic.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Documentary
How science and technology will help society avoid its collapse as environmental issues are becoming more and more catastrophic.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
A Few More Degrees
52 mins
The Earth is heating up and this climate change will have cataclysmic consequences for humanity - namely the desertification of agricultural lands and submersion of some of the planet's most populated zones. This episode explores the best scientific solutions to rescue the climate and humanity, including carbon capture, artificial trees, production of Earth-cooling clouds, and many more.
Episode 2
Energy at the Heart of the Matter
51 mins
More than ever, humanity is dependent on fossil fuels, with world consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal rising a little every year. Inevitably, reserves are going to give out, and humanity isn't ready. But scientists are already working to find substitutes.
Episode 3
To the Last Drop
51 mins
Can our planet provide water to an unlimited number of human beings? Signs of resource depletion are already numerous. Potable water is becoming increasingly scarce. The biggest culprit? Agriculture, which has to feed the seven billion people that inhabit the planet.
Episode 4
10 Billion People
Episode 5
Improbable Life
Episode 6
Until the End of Progress
52 mins
Human development is founded on scientific and technical progress: it is what drew humans out of their animal condition, and made them the uncontested masters of the planet. But is this race towards ever more science and technology entirely to the advantage of humans?