6. Nukes

2020 - Season 1

They may be our worst creations. But Latif uncovers how nuclear bombs did some surprising good and visits those who ensure that they stop blowing up.

5. Clouds

2020 - Season 1

A 19th-century shipwreck led to weather forecasting as we know it, and laid the groundwork for other predictive models as well as ... well, the cloud.

4. Digits

2020 - Season 1

Latif explores a law of numerical probability that applies to classical music, contemporary social media, tax fraud and perhaps the entire universe.

3. Dust

2020 - Season 1

A speck of dust seems insignificant, but a swarm of it can do everything from generating oxygen to tempering hurricanes to fertilizing the rainforest.

2. Poop

2020 - Season 1

Sure, it's smelly and gross but excrement is more complex than we think. It holds many secrets, many problems, and—potentially—many solutions.

1. Surveillance

2020 - Season 1

While surveillance technology raises real privacy concerns, some of it is being used in positive ways, especially when it comes to our animal friends.