Fair rating?Through the Wormhole· Season 5 · Episode 3
Is Poverty Genetic?
Are the wealthy just born in the right place at the right time? Are the poor victims of a system designed to keep them down? Or do physics and biology determine who is rich and who is poor? Throughout history, distribution of wealth is governed by hidden forces: DNA, environmental stress, patterns of human migration and even the laws of thermodynamics! Nature seems to demand winners and losers in life. But does this mean greed is king, and the rich can take what they want? Or is cooperation – between microorganisms, monkeys, and humans – more essential to survival of a species?
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#1In Season 5of 10 rated episodes
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+1.3vs season avgSeason 5 averages 6.8
2014First airedJune 4, 2014
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