Connected

S01E03: Dust

A speck of dust seems insignificant, but a swarm of it can do everything from generating oxygen to tempering hurricanes to fertilizing the rainforest.

Overview

Science journalist Latif Nasser investigates the surprising and intricate ways in which we are connected to each other, the world and the universe.

Episodes

Surveillance

S01E01 Surveillance

August 2, 2020 6.0 45 min
While surveillance technology raises real privacy concerns, some of it is being used in positive ways, especially when it comes to our animal friends.
Poop

S01E02 Poop

August 2, 2020 47 min
Sure, it's smelly and gross but excrement is more complex than we think. It holds many secrets, many problems, and—potentially—many solutions.
Dust

S01E03 Dust

August 2, 2020 39 min
A speck of dust seems insignificant, but a swarm of it can do everything from generating oxygen to tempering hurricanes to fertilizing the rainforest.
Digits

S01E04 Digits

August 2, 2020 46 min
Latif explores a law of numerical probability that applies to classical music, contemporary social media, tax fraud and perhaps the entire universe.
Clouds

S01E05 Clouds

August 2, 2020 50 min
A 19th-century shipwreck led to weather forecasting as we know it, and laid the groundwork for other predictive models as well as ... well, the cloud.
Nukes

S01E06 Nukes

August 2, 2020 40 min
They may be our worst creations. But Latif uncovers how nuclear bombs did some surprising good and visits those who ensure that they stop blowing up.

Cast

Latif Nasser
Latif Nasser
Himself - Host

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