Globalization
Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization, both as both a widely traded product and as a facilitator for moving goods globally. In the ancient world, globalization was always a goal, but modern forms of energy provided the missing link.
Episodes
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Globalization
S2 E6 - 56m 19s
Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization, both as both a widely traded product and as a facilitator for moving goods globally. In the ancient world, globalization was always a goal, but modern forms of energy provided the missing link.
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Culture
S2 E5 - 54m 44s
Culture and modern energy go hand in hand. Our fashion, music and art all have been impacted by modern energy. Wealthy industrialists with fortunes made from energy funded much of modern culture, using energy systems to spread culture across the globe.
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Entertainment
S2 E4 - 57m 15s
Entertainment both shapes and reflects our attitudes about energy. Modern energy enabled mass entertainment like popular music, movies, TV shows and video games, which impacted our society. Energy changed sports with climate control and modern lighting, and amusement parks help familiarize customers with energy breakthroughs.
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Work
S2 E3 - 55m 33s
Modern energy transformed work over time. From farm to factory to office and the “work from home” revolution, energy is embedded in our systems of employment. What is the future of energy and work?
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Disasters
S2 E2 - 56m 47s
From oil spills and coal mine explosions to dam failures and nuclear meltdowns, we can learn much from disasters related to energy. At the same time, energy is the key to solving natural disasters and the looming disaster of climate change. In what ways does energy make our lives safer or more dangerous?
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Space
S2 E1 - 56m 49s
Modern energy takes us on a journey to the final frontier. This episode traces the history of space travel, with a focus on the energy innovations making it possible. Lifting off into space depends on modern energy, and surviving in space also requires energy. Energy is required at every step in space exploration, and new forms of energy must be developed to reach other star systems.
Extras + Features
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Globalization Preview
S2 E6 - 30s
Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization, both as both a widely traded product and as a facilitator for moving goods globally. In the ancient world, globalization was always a goal, but modern forms of energy provided the missing link.
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Shipping Ports and Energy
S2 E6 - 2m 11s
An excerpt from 'Globalization.' Energy is critical to the Port of Los Angeles.
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Globalization and Energy
S2 E6 - 2m 47s
An excerpt from 'Globalization.' U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and others on the 1970s energy crisis.
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Streaming vs. Physical Media
S2 E5 - 2m 2s
An excerpt from 'Culture.' The energy implications of owning vinyl vs. streaming music.
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Art and Oil Fortunes
S2 E5 - 4m 10s
An excerpt from 'Culture.' Do we owe our enjoyment of art and antiquities to oil fortunes?
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Culture Preview
S2 E5 - 30s
Culture and modern energy go hand in hand. Our fashion, music and art all have been impacted by modern energy. Wealthy industrialists with fortunes made from energy funded much of modern culture, using energy systems to spread culture across the globe.
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Teen Culture: Driven By Energy
S2 E5 - 1m 24s
An excerpt from 'Culture.' Oil changed the way we moved about -- and the products teenagers wanted.
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Entertainment Preview
S2 E4 - 30s
Entertainment both shapes and reflects our attitudes about energy. Modern energy enabled mass entertainment like popular music, movies, TV shows and video games, which impacted our society. Energy changed sports with climate control and modern lighting, and amusement parks help familiarize customers with energy breakthroughs.
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Energy for Sports and Entertainment
S2 E4 - 2m 14s
An excerpt from 'Entertainment.' As fans flock to football stadiums, energy is consumed. How much?
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Energy Transitions and the Workforce
S2 E3 - 3m 13s
An excerpt from 'Work.' Do energy transitions have a negative impact on workers?
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Work Preview
S2 E3 - 30s
Modern energy transformed work over time. From farm to factory to office and the “work from home” revolution, energy is embedded in our systems of employment. What is the future of energy and work?
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Power Grid Disasters
S2 E2 - 2m 47s
An excerpt from 'Disasters.' Wall Street Journal Reporter Katherine Blunt explains the California Wildfires to show how aging power grid failures can lead to disasters
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