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An aging pot farmer finds her world shattered as she races to bring in what could be her final harvest.

A famous television personality struggles to restore science to its rightful place in a world hostile to evidence and reason.

"We are as gods and might as well get good at it," Stewart Brand wrote in '68. The pioneer of LSD, cyberspace, futurism, and modern environmentalism now urges people to use our god-like powers to fight extinction by reviving lost species.

Two eccentric scientists struggle to create eternal youth in a world they call "blind to the tragedy of old age." As they battle their own aging and suffer the losses of loved ones, their scientific journeys ultimately become personal.

Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than $325 billion each year. It's now predicted that one in three children born since 2000 will develop the disease. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to these statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits and voices of Americans whose stories shape the documentary. Together, they present a dramatic depiction of this hidden national crisis. The two-hour special also reveals new hopes: from the rise of safer and easier medical treatments to new discoveries about lifestyle and environmental factors, Blood Sugar Rising reports on those taking action to improve diabetes management and prevention.

Lloyd Kahn claims that shelter is more than a roof over your head. Situated in the financial and housing crisis, this film profiles Lloyd's ideas on do-it-yourself construction and sustainability.

This 8 chapter, cinematic audio documentary marries psychedelia, counterculture, and futurism to chronicle the life of Stewart Brand, radical thinker, environmentalist, and technologist.

A profile of activist and journalist Josh Wolf.

By January 1st, 2030 will you be living in an independent country in the middle of the ocean? The revolutionaries at The Seasteading Institute are trying to make that a reality. Undeterred by a rich history of unsuccessful new country projects, the folks at The Seasteading Institute want to change the world. The Sea is a Harsh Mistress examines the business, engineering and political aspects of starting new societies on the high seas.

An invisible war is being waged. Foreign governments are hacking corporations, corporations are collecting consumer data, and the NSA is listening to everything. A new generation of programmers is rising up and fighting back.

A young Army private discovers LSD and joins the counterculture. Breaking through the staleness of mainstream America, he organizes an acid-propelled festival that brings thousands of hippies together and fuels a movement.

On a rooftop in San Francisco, Stewart has an acid trip that changes how humanity sees the world. He campaigns NASA to release a picture of the earth from space.

Stewart creates The Whole Earth Catalog, a publication Steve Jobs would later call "one of the bibles of his generation." But at the height of its success, Stewart stops it in its tracks.

Stewart helps write the origin story of the personal computing revolution. He founds one of the first online social networks. At the frontier of technology, his optimism clashes with the dangers of the early Internet.

Stewart's do it yourself attitude is turned on its head when he takes a job with Governor Jerry Brown. But when he becomes obsessed with space colonies, critics accuse him of having his head in the stars.

Stewart changes his position on nuclear power, and begins to claim it's key to an environmentally responsible future. His embrace of controversial technologies loses him lifelong friends and allies.

Alongside geneticist George Church and entrepreneur Ryan Phelan, Stewart goes on a mission to bring extinct species back to life. But will this ambition lead to disastrous, unintended consequences?

Figures from the counterculture, environmental movement, and Silicon Valley introduce Stewart Brand, an optimistic iconoclast with a flair for making the future happen.

Ladar Levison's email service counted Edward Snowden among its users. But, when the FBI demanded Levison hand over Snowden's communications, Levison destroyed the company's servers. Now, he's back with a more secure version of the service that could make mass surveillance obsolete.

At an undisclosed location in Sarajevo, a group of hackers are working with journalists to expose organized crime and corruption. But those engaged in illicit activity respond with cyber attacks and other intimidation tactics. Can the group fight off the attacks and help journalists bring the truth to light?

In our hyper-connected world, hacking is a superpower. And Nico Sell wants to make sure that power ends up in the right hands. She started Rootz Asylum to teach kids how to hack and encourage them to use their new-found talents for good.

Founder of BitInstant, Shrem was one of the first Bitcoin entrepreneurs and it paid off big time until he allowed a customer to resell bitcoin on Silk Road, the infamous internet black market. From his perch as a multi-millionaire, Shrem went to having almost nothing and spending a year in jail. Now, he's out and sure of two things: he's learned his lesson, and Bitcoin is the future of finance. Can Shrem convince the world that both are true?

There is an incredible amount of data in your DNA. Heather Dewey-Hagborg wants to make sure you have control over that data. She developed a spray that masks your DNA wherever it's left. Is it a new frontier in personal privacy or a handy tool for criminals?

In Ethiopia, the main prison is divided into eight zones. Many refer to the rest of the country, where surveillance and repression is the default, as "Zone 9." But Endalk Chala is fighting back. Chala spends his days as a doctoral student in Oregon, while moonlighting as an encryption expert, helping bloggers in his native Ethiopia escape capture, torture, and possible death at the hands of the government. He believes technology is the key to giving a voice back to people who are forced to stay quiet.