Breakthrough
Season 2
“A Global Series Event”
Created by: Ron Howard
Network: National Geographic
Season aired: 2017-05-02
Seasons
Overview
Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing the world of tomorrow... today.
Episodes · 6
Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?
Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic drugs.
Cyber Terror
Inside the hidden world of hackers: “White-hat” hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a “black-hat” ISIS recruiter organizes a terrorist attack.
Curing Cancer
Using T cells taken from cancer patients and deactivated HIV virus, maverick doctors have created a stunning new therapy for a dreaded disease.
Game of Drones
The military and defense industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they’ll learn how at the Game of Drones competition.
Predicting the Future
By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.
Power to the People
The world’s electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people.
