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TV ShowDocumentary
Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time
Rating
8.0 / 10
First Aired
2021
Seasons
1
Status
Returning Series
Synopsis
Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving inventions, ideas and objects. Throughout a lifetime, the minutes that are actually lost or saved can add up to days, weeks, months or even years.
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