

6.256 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestThe search for climate change solutions requires passion, resources and a sense of urgency -- three qualities Bill Gates clearly possesses.
Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he's still pursuing.
Direction
Guggenheim finds surprising vulnerability in a famously controlled subject.
Editing
Seamless jumps between childhood trauma and toilet engineering.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gates famously takes 'think weeks' twice yearly—solo cabin retreats with nothing but books and Diet Coke. The doc barely mentions this, but it explains everything.
Released months before Gates' 2021 divorce, the Melinda footage now hits different—watch her diplomatically challenge his blind spots in real-time.