Change is hard - people have been trying and failing to reform society for generations. But what if we had to? This is a show about rebuilding the world from scratch and reimagining everything from first principles. How should we design cities? What about schools? Power grids? Prisons? Money? Or the Internet? If we were starting over, what would we do differently? Because in the aftermath of 2020, we are. This is HARD RESET.

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3x faster air travel at a fraction of the price: this jet engine could change everything
“This is a system that will enable the sub-thousand dollar ticket from San Francisco to Tokyo in 3.5 hours.”
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“This is a system that will enable the sub-thousand dollar ticket from San Francisco to Tokyo in 3.5 hours.”
A jet engine undergoing a test, emitting a blue flame, with various wires and components attached.
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What if your body could become a USB cable? Ixana, a cutting-edge wearable hardware company, is revolutionizing how we connect our devices by using our bodies as conductors.
A man with headphones looks at his smartphone while holding a black water bottle, with a graphic overlay of connected points. The background is a gradient of green and yellow.
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$20,000, 100 days, no job, 1 garage. This family built a self-driving car during the pandemic. Now, they’re starting a company.
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Fast-fashion is over. “Automated Apparel” is here to reduce waste, fit everyone better, and save human time and labor.
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The race to build the first space factory is on — and this team is beating everyone to the finish line.
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It takes years to fix a complex fighter jet. Machina Labs' robo-factory could do it at the click of a button.