16+Synopsis
History 101 (2020), Season 2 is a Netflix documentary series you can watch online on iFILM — ten quick lessons, one topic each, graphics and archive doing the talking.
Where the first season chased the century's big forces, this one digs into the habits and gadgets we live with. GPS went from military secret to the voice in your pocket. MP3s broke the music business, credit cards rewired how we spend, psychedelics return as medicine rather than menace. Then bottled water, dating apps, lasers, home workouts, IVF and high fructose corn syrup. Every convenience carries a hidden bill, and the show adds it up.
The pace is brisk and the tone refuses to moralize — here's the data, you decide. Narrower in scope than the first season, closer to daily life. Watch History 101 Season 2 online on iFILM.
10 episodes
S2·E1GPS
Once a secret military program, GPS now guides our daily lives, from providing directions to finding friends. But what do we trade for this convenience?
S2·E2MP3s
MP3s transformed how we listen to music — and spawned digital piracy. Streaming helped the industry recover, but how can artists get their fair share?
S2·E3Credit Cards
Credit cards changed the global economy and attitudes about personal spending, but record levels of consumer debt beg the question: Just who's in charge?
S2·E4Psychedelics
Growing evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs could treat brain injuries and psychological problems. But can we get past their controversial history?
S2·E5Bottled Water
Bottled water is a big business, selling itself as a tastier and healthier alternative to the tap variety. Is there truth behind the claims?
S2·E6Dating Apps
Thanks to dating apps, finding love is easier than ever. But are we now so focused on playing the game that we're missing out on real connection?
S2·E7Lasers
They're used for everything from entertainment to medicine — and now for weapons straight out of science fiction. Have lasers become too hot to handle?
S2·E8Home Workouts
The home fitness revolution has exploded into a multibillion-dollar industry. Are home workouts a healthy habit... or just hype?
S2·E9IVF
A groundbreaking medical reproductive procedure has made parenthood possible for millions around the world... but at what cost?
S2·E10High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sweet deal or bitter pill? High fructose corn syrup rose up to dominate supermarket shelves, but what is it doing to our health?
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