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...introduction to this album. Breaking down Barriers A technological revolution inside every home - the dream of a communications literate population is becoming a reality. Affordable technology Privatising the National Telephone Company leads to commercial partnerships and huge growth in access for townships and rural areas. Vodacom Vodacom sells affordable 'airtime', not...

...introduction to this album. The Nature of Impacts What happens when an asteroid crashes into a planet? Geologists investigate the causes of the Reis crater in Germany. The Formation of Craters When an asteroid penetrates the Earth's surface, it incredible temperatures and shockwaves transform the landscape. Reconstructing the Impact The devastation caused in just 5...

...introduction to this album. Big questions about our universe Zarnecki talks about the projects and ideas that drive him: sending scientific instruments into outer space, how our solar system evolved, and whether life exists on other planets. Huygens Space Probe landing In 2005, a probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Zarnecki describes how it felt to gather real...

...introduction to this album. The sundial as a mathematical model An ancient mathematical tool to measure the daily and annual cycles of the earth around the sun. Reading the sky with the astrolabe How the Greeks invented a two dimensional astrolabe as a conceptual model of the cosmos, and how it was used. Recording sales in clay tablets Clay tokens, an ancient system used...

...introduction to this album. Darwin's Burning Question Darwin's Theory of Evolution lacked a credible explanation for characteristics which skipped generations. Mendel and Heredity The story of Mendel who in the 1850's observed hereditary patterns in plants such as the pea. Galapagos Darwin travels to Galapagos Islands and is confused by the variations within species such...