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The Great Acceleration

The Great Acceleration is a TV show on Australian national television from ABC with an average rating of 3.6 stars by TVCatchUpAustralia.com's visitors. We have 6 episodes of The Great Acceleration in our archive. The latest episode of The Great Acceleration was broadcast in May, 2022. Did you miss an episode of The Great Acceleration but don't want that to happen in the future? Please set an alarm and add The Great Acceleration to your favourites, so we can remind you by email when there's a new episode available to watch. Completely free: handy!

Total number of episodes:6Last broadcast:01/05/2022 at 14:31

Rating:3.6 of 5 (8x)

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Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1 - Exploring The Universe

01/05/2022 3.0 11 x

This science-history series investigates the blistering pace of human endeavour and discovery. Dr Shalin Naik explores the ambitious space shuttle mission that began in the '70s plus the future colonisation of Mars.

Season 1, Episode 6 - Life

22/09/2020 4.0 46 x

Genetic breakthroughs have shed light on how life evolves in real-time. From filling in the missing links to creating a new species, in the last 50 years scientists have solved some of the biggest mysteries of evolution.

Season 1, Episode 5 (Blue Marble)

15/09/2020 4.0 101 x

Before it was photographed from space around 50 years ago, our perspective of Earth was fragmented and disconnected. Recent discoveries have revealed a dynamic and rapidly changing planet, above the crust and below.

Season 1, Episode 4 (Food, Water, Waste)

08/09/2020 4.0 74 x

Rising demands for food, water and materials have pushed resources to the limit and at the same time waste is piling high - triggering a new wave of innovation to make more out of less.

Season 1, Episode 3 (Energy Revolutions)

01/09/2020 3.0 39 x

Over the last 50 years the world has experienced an energy revolution, driven by an urgent need to green the grid and save life on Earth as we know it.

Season 1, Episode 2 (Rise Of The Machines)

25/08/2020 3.0 39 x

From the first transistor to deep learning networks, the rise of computing power over the last 50 years has been so phenomenal it's changed everything from the way we communicate to how our appliances interact.

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