Episode

Through the Wormhole: Is Gun Crime a Virus?

Name: Through the Wormhole: Is Gun Crime a Virus?
Released: 2017-05-16
Duration: 44 min
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Reinhard Genzel, Yukiyasu Kamitani, Alain Brunet, Steve Furber

Through the WormholeSeason 82017-05-16

Overview

Every 17 minutes, someone is killed with a gun. It's a wave of violence that political debate can't seem to stop. Is this an epidemic that scientists can help cure? Could gun crime be a virus?

Details

Series: Through the Wormhole
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 4
Air date: 2017-05-16
Runtime: 44 min

Episode context

Is Gun Crime a Virus? is Episode 4 in Season 8 of Through the Wormhole. It aired on 2017-05-16. The runtime is 44 min.

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