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After a surprise invite to visit the head of accessibility at Microsoft's headquarters in Seattle, James heads to Vancouver, known for its breathtaking natural beauty and self-proclaimed title of "most accessible city in the world.".

James sets out to discover what it's like to travel blind in the Big Apple, to see if someone like him can make it there.

James heads across the pond to discover what life for a blind traveler is like in a world capital like London; he dives into the nation's crown cuisine of Indian food and learns a new sport, created by and for the visually impaired.

Escaping the hustle and bustle of the big city, James takes the train to visit the rest of England; from ghost tours and hiking in Scotland, to football in Liverpool, to an epic thrill ride in Wales.

James and his older brother Colton head to Austin, Texas to sample BBQ from a blind pitmaster and live music from a blind musician; ashort road trip to Houston connects them with blind celebrity chef Christine Ha.

Early in their history, humans realize that they can affect nature by controlling fire, making tools and taming wild animals; what they were not given by nature, they harnessed in other species.

From the mysterious megaliths in prehistory to the first hot air balloons and the construction of the Giza pyramid complex, ancestors have always observed and experimented to gain a better understanding of their world.

A journey through the key events that have allowed people to better understand the world of microbe.

A journey through the key moments that enabled humanity to discover plastics.

Long-distance communication, moving stealthily through the dark without being detected, and observation from afar have all become commonplace; at any moment, one can know exactly where one is on the planet.

The understanding of energy enables people to send rockets into space; learning what exactly is energy and where it comes from.

Running climate simulations on a global scale; learning to control rivers and protect against flooding.

The development of incredible technologies, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large; a journey through the key moments that allow humanity to discover quantum physics.

Many natural phenomena are based on the laws of physics; forecasting the weather several days in advance; asking if it is possible to predict everything.

Countless machines are used to perform hard work in one's daily life, with each of them obeying a specific program custom-written in a particular language.

Handling numbers so large that all the books in the world would not be enough to contain them; societies are profoundly reliant on an increasingly complex equation.

Early in their history, humans realize that they can affect nature by controlling fire, making tools and taming wild animals; what they were not given by nature, they harnessed in other species.

From the mysterious megaliths in prehistory to the first hot air balloons and the construction of the Giza pyramid complex, ancestors have always observed and experimented to gain a better understanding of their world.

A journey through the key events that have allowed people to better understand the world of microbe.

A journey through the key moments that enabled humanity to discover plastics.

Long-distance communication, moving stealthily through the dark without being detected, and observation from afar have all become commonplace; at any moment, one can know exactly where one is on the planet.

The understanding of energy enables people to send rockets into space; learning what exactly is energy and where it comes from.

Running climate simulations on a global scale; learning to control rivers and protect against flooding.

The development of incredible technologies, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large; a journey through the key moments that allow humanity to discover quantum physics.

Many natural phenomena are based on the laws of physics; forecasting the weather several days in advance; asking if it is possible to predict everything.

Countless machines are used to perform hard work in one's daily life, with each of them obeying a specific program custom-written in a particular language.

Handling numbers so large that all the books in the world would not be enough to contain them; societies are profoundly reliant on an increasingly complex equation.

When water unleashes its rage upon the planet, it becomes the ultimate bringer of death; whether it's from rain washing over the ground, rivers bursting their banks, or failed efforts to stem the flow, flooding is as inevitable as it is unstoppable.

Bridges and tunnels revolutionized transportation-but when they fail, tragedy follows. This episode explores the world's worst collapses and fires, including a tunnel blaze in the Alps so intense it fused 20 cars together. While bridge failures send vehicles plummeting into water or ground below, tunnel fires turn confined spaces into infernos. Why do these disasters happen, and what can be done t

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same thing with different names, but what they also have in common is their destructive power.

Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates suddenly shift and shock waves shake the Earth's surface; they occur along fault lines -- the most active being the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean and the San Andreas Fault on the American West Coast.

Volcanoes created more than 80% of our planet's surface, but explosive eruptions can be deadly; a journey under the earth to discover why volcanoes are so dangerous.

Tornadoes are violent, rotating columns of air that can level buildings, their unpredictability makes them even more destructive; a look at how tornadoes form and if they can be stopped.

When water unleashes its rage upon the planet, it becomes the ultimate bringer of death; whether it's from rain washing over the ground, rivers bursting their banks, or failed efforts to stem the flow, flooding is as inevitable as it is unstoppable.

Bridges and tunnels revolutionized transportation-but when they fail, tragedy follows. This episode explores the world's worst collapses and fires, including a tunnel blaze in the Alps so intense it fused 20 cars together. While bridge failures send vehicles plummeting into water or ground below, tunnel fires turn confined spaces into infernos. Why do these disasters happen, and what can be done t

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same thing with different names, but what they also have in common is their destructive power.

Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates suddenly shift and shock waves shake the Earth's surface; they occur along fault lines -- the most active being the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean and the San Andreas Fault on the American West Coast.