"Fast Food" "GPS"

If you have access to Netflix, you will find a documentary streaming television series – History 101 - “Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size
history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements, and world-changing discoveries.” No one is required to subscribe to any streaming service or
site. 20 (twenty) episodes, with an average of 20-23 minutes of streaming are available. Please note that some of the episodes are assumed to be “biased.”
Therefore, you will have to form your own opinion on the subject.
Season One (2020)
1 "Fast Food" "GPS"
2 "The Space Race" "MP3s"
3 "The Rise of China" "Credit Cards"
4 "Plastics" "Psychedelics"
5 "Oil and the Middle East" "Bottled Water"
6 "Robots" "Dating Apps"
7 "Feminism" "Lasers"
8 "Nuclear Power" "Home Workouts"
9 "AIDS" "IVF"
10 "Genetics" "High Fructose Corn Syrup" Season Two (2022)

  1. "GPS"
  2. "MP3s"
  3. "Credit Cards"
  4. "Psychedelics"
  5. "Bottle Water"
  6. "Dating Apps"
  7. "Lasers"
  8. "Home Workouts"
  9. "IVF"
  10. "High Fructose Corn Syrup"
    For the students who do not have Netflix, you are not required to subscribe to Netflix. Please choose from one of the choices below:
  11. The movie Moneyball
  12. Against All Odds: Inside Statistics – The Question of Causation
  13. TED Talk: Steven Pinker – Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers.
  14. TED Talk: Gary Wolf – The quantified self
  15. Your choice, only if it is relatable to the concepts covered in class or statistics in general (subject to the instructor's review and approval)
    How do I form my own opinion about the subject presented? Once selecting the episode/movie, you will answer the following:
  16. What is the goal of the episode?
  17. How do I relate the episode to a subject(s) covered in the class?
  18. Does the episode contribute to the concepts presented in the class?
  19. What are some of the statistical measures they used to present in the episode?
  20. Make sure to make a comparison or confirm the information presented in the episode by performing further research on the net.
  21. Is the episode well presented?
  22. Do I agree with the episode?
  23. What should they have included in the episode that was left out?
  24. Does the episode leave room for further research?
  25. If yes, what else should they be looking at?
  26. Could you present the episode better than they did? What are your suggestions?

Sample Solution