Niall Ferguson's Networld
From the Reformation and 17th century witch-hunting, through the American Revolution and to the nightmare visions of Orwell’s 1984, Ferguson explores the intersection of social media, technology and the spread of cultural movements.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- PBS
- Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
From the Reformation and 17th century witch-hunting, through the American Revolution and to the nightmare visions of Orwell’s 1984, Ferguson explores the intersection of social media, technology and the spread of cultural movements.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Disruption
Tue, Mar 17, 2020 54 mins
Untangling issues surrounding social media networks, including why some ideas go viral and why truth itself sometimes gets lost in the fray.
Episode 2
Winner Takes All
Tue, Mar 17, 2020 54 mins
How the worldwide web shifted to become a profitable network controlled by a tiny elite.
Episode 3
Networld War
Tue, Mar 17, 2020 55 mins
With lessons from terrorism and surveillance, Niall Ferguson explains how democracies face threats from forces that exploit and weaponize social networks.