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Innovation Effect
Season 2 · Episode 3
Blood Circulation: At the Heart of the Human Body
0.027mApril 23, 2026
This episode traces the discoveries and misconceptions that shaped our understanding of blood circulation, from Hippocrates to William Harvey’s groundbreaking description of the circulatory system. It also explores the discovery of blood groups and the medical advances it enabled, from safe transfusions to major breakthroughs in modern medicine.
Episodes
- Episode 1Nanotechnology: The Superpowers of the Invisible
- Episode 2Materials: From Flint to Silicon
- Episode 3Blood Circulation: At the Heart of the Human Body
- Episode 4Earth History: From Chaos to Order
- Episode 5The Photoelectric Effect: When Light Knocks Out Electrons
- Episode 6Nuclear Fusion: When Humans Create Suns
- Episode 7The Scientific Method: The Path to Knowledge
- Episode 8Lasers: A Versatile Beam of Light