Connections fans, rejoice! Classic sci-doc series rebooted
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The vintage BBC science documentary series Connections was recommended to the author by a friend and they became immediately hooked.
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Connections was a science documentary series that focused on the interconnectedness of historical events and innovations.
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The series demonstrated how seemingly unrelated events and inventions were connected and led to modern-day breakthroughs.
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James Burke, the host of Connections, had a philosophy that change and innovation occurred nonlinearly through interconnected events.
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. The series had an alternative view of change and argued that one could not understand new scientific breakthroughs in isolation.
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The series was revived by The Learning Channel (TLC) for two subsequent seasons in the 1990s and is now being rebooted by Curiosity Stream.
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The rebooted series continues to explore surprising connections between historical events and modern-day innovations.
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. James Burke believes that the fast pace of change in today's world can be understood and predicted through a connective approach.
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