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Breakthrough

Season 2 · 6 episodes · May 2, 2017

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    Episode 1

    Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?

    May 2, 2017

    Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic drugs.

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    Episode 2

    Cyber Terror

    May 9, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 3

    Curing Cancer

    May 16, 2017

    Using T cells taken from cancer patients and deactivated HIV virus, maverick doctors have created a stunning new therapy for a dreaded disease.

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    Episode 4

    Game of Drones

    May 23, 2017

    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.

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    Episode 5

    Predicting the Future

    May 30, 2017

    By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.

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    Episode 6

    Power to the People

    Jun 6, 2017

    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.