Modern Marvels
Miners extract rough diamonds half a mile underground; explore mining from 4th century BC to today.
2026-07-16 05:46:35 +0000 UTC→2026-07-16 06:40:25 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Modern Marvels Essentials
Whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.
2026-07-23 15:34:09 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 16:00:00 +0000 UTC(25m)
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Every 15 minutes, Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into machines.
2026-07-23 15:08:21 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 15:34:09 +0000 UTC(25m)
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Milwaukee ironworkers' fall, coal mine explosion, radiation exposure, and sea disasters.
2026-07-23 14:15:40 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 15:08:21 +0000 UTC(52m)
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New technologies such as carbon sequestration and bioremediation combat environmental crises.
2026-07-23 13:24:30 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 14:15:40 +0000 UTC(51m)
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AV-8-Harrier jump jet; Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers; offshore oil-rig fire.
2026-07-23 12:32:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 13:24:30 +0000 UTC(51m)
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From Spam to nuclear power and cell phones, life as we know it ironically owes a lot to war.
2026-07-23 11:40:03 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 12:32:37 +0000 UTC(52m)
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It's been said that the sea is a more hostile environment than space.
2026-07-23 10:47:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 11:40:03 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The U.S. Navy's diving and salvage programs; the USS Salvor's underwater remote-operated robots.
2026-07-23 09:55:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 10:47:37 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The world's greatest minds enable us to acquire light, heat and power with the flip of a switch.
2026-07-23 09:03:01 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 09:55:13 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Franklin: 18th century's foremost scientist creating stoves, lightning rods, and bifocal glasses.
2026-07-23 08:12:55 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 09:03:01 +0000 UTC(50m)
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1980s Information Age: brick phones, Walkman, Apple computers, and microchips revolutionized life.
2026-07-23 07:22:25 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 08:12:55 +0000 UTC(50m)
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All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon.
2026-07-23 06:32:49 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 07:22:25 +0000 UTC(49m)
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Episode takes a look at the items found in peoples' pockets all across America.
2026-07-23 05:44:10 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 06:32:49 +0000 UTC(48m)
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The Grand Coulee Dam has turned desert into agriculturally viable land.
2026-07-23 04:51:23 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 05:44:10 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Nuclear technology has uses in medicine, food preparation and radiation detection.
2026-07-23 04:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 04:51:23 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels Essentials
The butcher's craft is a fusion of knives and technology, old world skills and modern day tools.
2026-07-23 03:33:32 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 04:00:00 +0000 UTC(26m)
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France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
2026-07-23 02:38:28 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 03:33:32 +0000 UTC(55m)
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Renewable energy transforms natural elements into clean power fighting petroleum dependence.
2026-07-23 01:46:02 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 02:38:28 +0000 UTC(52m)
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How things now considered obsolete worked such as the typewriter, VCR, analog TV and vinyl record.
2026-07-23 00:54:03 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 01:46:02 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Inventions for holding off a global warming meltdown include giant solar energy towers.
2026-07-23 00:01:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-23 00:54:03 +0000 UTC(52m)
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