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A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity Episodes

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    The Future

    4/4 How the rise of renewables could herald a surprisingly bright energy future.

  2. Fossil Fuels

    3/4 How the energy bonanza of coal, oil and gas has given us unprecedented affluence.

  3. Agriculture

    2/4 How farming laid the energy foundations for human civilisation

  4. Fire

    1/4 How the mastery of fire and the energy it released gave our ancestors intelligence