0:00:01.093,0:00:03.739 There are some great questions[br] 0:00:03.739,0:00:06.799 that have intrigued and haunted us [br] 0:00:06.799,0:00:09.239 since the dawn of humanity. 0:00:10.939,0:00:13.149 What is out there? 0:00:16.599,0:00:18.449 How did we get here? 0:00:22.539,0:00:24.839 What is the world made of? 0:00:28.100,0:00:29.977 The story of our search 0:00:29.977,0:00:32.067 to answer those questions 0:00:32.067,0:00:33.897 is the story of science. 0:00:35.747,0:00:37.313 Of all human endeavors 0:00:37.313,0:00:40.433 science has had the greatest impact [br]on our lives, 0:00:40.433,0:00:42.066 on how we see the world, 0:00:42.066,0:00:43.689 on how we see ourselves. 0:00:44.799,0:00:48.563 Its ideas, its achievements, its results 0:00:48.563,0:00:50.223 are all around us. 0:00:51.423,0:00:54.323 So, how did we arive at the modern world? 0:00:55.309,0:00:57.658 Well, that is more surprising 0:00:57.658,0:01:00.298 and more human than you might think. 0:01:05.028,0:01:06.987 The history of science is often told 0:01:06.987,0:01:09.347 as a series of eureka moments, 0:01:09.347,0:01:12.197 the ultimate triumph of the rational mind. 0:01:12.197,0:01:15.517 But the truth is that power and passion, 0:01:15.517,0:01:17.987 rivalry and sheer blind chance 0:01:17.987,0:01:20.521 have played equally significant parts. 0:01:23.541,0:01:24.802 In this series, 0:01:24.802,0:01:26.652 I'll be offering a different view 0:01:26.652,0:01:28.432 of how science happens. 0:01:29.652,0:01:33.682 It's been shaped as much by [br]what's outside the laboratory as inside. 0:01:37.064,0:01:39.919 This is the story of how history made science 0:01:39.919,0:01:41.739 and science made history 0:01:41.739,0:01:44.072 and how the ideas that were generated 0:01:44.072,0:01:45.625 changed our world. 0:01:46.725,0:01:49.349 It is a tale of power, 0:01:50.447,0:01:51.747 proof, 0:01:52.792,0:01:54.332 and passion.