Series synopsis
Hacking Your Mind is a documentary television series that premiered on PBS on September 9, 2020. It stars Jacob Ward.
Follow host, Jacob Ward from the farthest corners of the globe to the inside of your mind as he sets out to discover we are not who we think we are. This four-part series examines how easy it is to hack your mind and what you can do.
Premise
Follow host, Jacob Ward from the farthest corners of the globe to the inside of your mind as he sets out to discover we are not who we think we are. This four-part series examines how easy it is to hack your mind and what you can do.
Premise: This four-part series examines how easy it is to hack your mind and what you can do.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jacob Ward as Host
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | September 9, 2020 | September 30, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Living on Autopilot With Jacob Ward of 'The TODAY Show' as your guide, you’ll discover that all of us go through most of our lives on autopilot. Travel with him as he journeys around the world and inside your mind on a quest to find the autopilot's owner's manual. |
September 9, 2020 |
| 2 |
Weapons of Influence The advent of big data has given corporate marketers, social media companies and politicians the ability to hack your autopilot system in shocking new ways. Learn why the survival of democracy itself is at stake and how you can protect it. |
September 16, 2020 |
| 3 |
Us vs. Them Many of the divisions tearing our country apart arise from our autopilot biases against ‘them’ and how authoritarians ‘hack’ those biases to gain power. Find out how each of us can overcome our autopilot biases and see the world as it really is. |
September 23, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 2020 |
| Last aired | September 30, 2020 |
| Runtime | 56 minutes |
| Status | continue |