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Niall Ferguson's Networld Season 1 Episodes

  • 2020-2020
  • 1 Season
  • PBS
  • Action & Adventure
  • TV-PG
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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

Season 1

3 Episodes 2020 - 2020

Episode 1

Disruption

Tue, Mar 17, 202054 mins

Untangling issues surrounding social media networks, including why some ideas go viral and why truth itself sometimes gets lost in the fray.

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Episode 2

Winner Takes All

Tue, Mar 17, 202054 mins

How the worldwide web shifted to become a profitable network controlled by a tiny elite.

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Episode 3

Networld War

Tue, Mar 17, 202055 mins

With lessons from terrorism and surveillance, Niall Ferguson explains how democracies face threats from forces that exploit and weaponize social networks.

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