Season 2 · Episode 9 — Beauty
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but what exactly makes things such as art and architecture aesthetically pleasing, and why do we like looking?
Season 2 episodes
E1How do cults lure people in and exert control? Learn a cult’s telltale signs, and how loneliness and life online makes indoctrination easie…
E2There are more billionaires than ever. But how does this vast accumulation of wealth affect the world? Mark Cuban and Bernie Sanders offer…
E3What 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 worl…
E4It began with bloomers. Then came spandex. Now we sport leggings and other activewear everywhere. How did comfy, casual clothing go mainstr…
E5Computer 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…
E6In pop culture, pirates are often depicted as booty-looting rogues, but their history is far more complicated. See how they became enemies…
E7If you're not worried about a looming global pandemic, you probably should be. Are we prepared for an outbreak? Bill Gates and other expert…
E8The planet's current rate of meat consumption is unprecedented -- and becoming unsustainable. In the future, will meat alternatives be the…
E9Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but what exactly makes things such as art and architecture aesthetically pleasing, and why do we…
E10A diamond is forever. But why is that? Dig into how these mined pieces of carbon became both a status symbol and a sparkly sign of everlast…