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Cults (2019)

How do cults lure people in and exert control? Learn a cult’s telltale signs, and how loneliness and life online makes indoctrination easier than ever.

Billionaires (2019)

There are more billionaires than ever. But how does this vast accumulation of wealth affect the world? Mark Cuban and Bernie Sanders offer insights.

Animal Intelligence (2019)

What goes on inside an animal's mind? Figuring out how they think and feel might just be the key to understanding our own place in the world.

Athleisure (2019)

It began with bloomers. Then came spandex. Now we sport leggings and other activewear everywhere. How did comfy, casual clothing go mainstream?

Coding (2019)

Computer code now controls how we live. But how did these programming languages evolve? And how can they be used to build a new and better world?