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Innovation Effect

Innovation Effect

created by Pierre Lergenmüller, Jean Mach

2021 2 seasons 26 eps≈ 11h totalReturningARTEDocumentary

An educational series that explains everyday objects and makes complex science accessible through experiments and playful explanations. It shows how discoveries like waves enabled the smartphone, and explores radioactivity, dark energy, and blood circulation, featuring Curie, Röntgen, Newton, and Einstein, showing science is understandable and engaging.

3.5/5

TMDB score· 1 votes

Synopsis

An educational series that explains everyday objects and makes complex science accessible through experiments and playful explanations. It shows how discoveries like waves enabled the smartphone, and explores radioactivity, dark energy, and blood circulation, featuring Curie, Röntgen, Newton, and Einstein, showing science is understandable and engaging.

The vibe

educationfuturisticdiscoveryinnovationknowledgescience and technologypopular sciencescience

Cast

Candice SansanoSelf - Narrator (voice)
Julien MasdouaJulien MasdouaSelf - Narrator (voice)

Creators

Pierre Lergenmüller, Jean Mach

Network

ARTE, arte.tv

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

2

Episodes

26

Episode length

26 min

Total runtime

≈ 11h

First aired

2021

Country

France

Genres

Documentary

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