Butterfly Effect
Our History is no more than a series of incredible events. From the birth of a thousand-year-old empire to the death of a flourishing civilization, from the creative genius of a handful of men to a worldwide cultural revolution, the most infinitesimal of our decisions can influence the future of humanity. Every episode guides us to revisit a key event, a crossroads in our History where the world swings one way or the other. With spectacular reconstructions created by 3D modeling specialists, every story is told in sequences, which gives new perspective for today.
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Big movements of change have often started with tiny events or personal decisions that ended up affecting the history of our world.
1.Bouvines, France in danger
02-10-201625mA series of battles in France had an impact on modern day Europe and the fates of three countries down to our modern century. What might have happened if Richard the Lionheart had...
2.Genghis Khan: The Empire of the Steppes
09-10-201625mHow did the events of his childhood shape the man who would become Genghis Khan? What impact did the Mongol invasions have on the history of Asia and on the psyche of Europe?
3.Alexander Becomes Great
16-10-201625mWhat if Alexander had not died at the age of 32? What if he had listened to advisors and returned to Macedonia instead of going on his worldwide conquest? How does the legacy of id...
4.Sekigahara, the battle of Samurai
23-10-201625mThe shape of Japan's internal politics and the country's response to external influences for centuries can be traced back to the choices of two warlords and a decisive battle. What...
5.Darwin discovering the world
30-10-201625mPicture the last two hundred years without the publication of Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" -- how might the scientific conversation have developed? What were the influences...
6.Chernobyl, a reactor out of control
06-11-201625mThe decisions of only a handful of individuals determined the course of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. What transpired over a few hours would have an impact on the local commun...
7.A bus for Martin Luther King
13-11-201625mWhat would the Civil Rights movement in the USA have been like if Martin Luther King Jr. had not been motivating change? How does the legacy of the American Civil War still affect...
8.Confucius and Chinese thought
20-11-201625mThe choices that Kong Qui known in the West as Confucius made during his career as a civil servant and administrator influenced an entire civilization. What if Kong Qui had been as...
9.Andrinople, Rome vs Barbarians
27-11-201625mThe untimely death of the Roman Emperor of the Western Empire and the poor decisions of the Roman Emperor of the Eastern Empire change the fortunes of the Roman Army in their battl...
10.Einstein and the Manhattan Project
04-12-201625mA famous scientist wrote the President of the United States and the face of war and our world was changed forever. How and why did humanity develop a weapon capable of almost total...
11.Rock, freedom and decibels
11-12-201625mElvis Presley paid $4 to record two songs for his mother and the rest as they say is history. But without Elvis would rock and roll have gone the same route? And how have the many...
12.Space Conquest, a little trip to the moon
18-12-201625mWhat is the future of the human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race? What does humanity gain by venturing into our so...
13.The Internet, the origins of the web
25-12-201625mWhat if the source codes for the internet had remained with the US military rather than being released to the world? How did our lives of unfettered internet access become a realit...
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