James Burke goes on a journey of discovery through the interlocking threads of knowledge running through history, using state-of-the-art CGI and virtual reality to unlock the power of his extraordinary imagination.
How a journey that began thousands of years ago with the Inca and the potato connects to a mad scientist in a castle and German beer; the brink of a future with clean, limitless energy.
James opens a cabinet of curiosities to discover how the French Revolution, wallpaper and NORAD brought about the rise of big data; a world where humans finally merge with the internet.
A cup of coffee in the 18th century takes James to the pioneering woman who discovered the structure of DNA and a future with genetically engineered people.
Dog pee, the Polaroid camera and rocket fuel lead to a future where AI is indistinguishable from human intelligence.