At the end of the 1990s, a hidden problem inside computers sparked one of the biggest technological fears in history. Known as Y2K, or the Millennium Bug, it threatened banks, hospitals, power grids, airplanes, and entire economies.

In this episode, we explore what the Y2K bug really was, why it happened, how governments and engineers raced against time to prevent disaster, and what actually occurred when the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 2000. More than a technical glitch, Y2K reveals how fragile — and interconnected — our modern world truly is.

What lessons did humanity learn from this silent crisis… and are we ready if something similar happens again?

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