Genius By Stephen Hawking

Genius By Stephen Hawking

Machine of life

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Synopsis

Professor Stephen Hawking reveals our true potential in a radical new science show which challenges a selection of volunteers and the viewer to think like the greatest geniuses of the past and answer some of humanity's toughest and most enduring questions. Using large scale experiments and incredible stunts we'll follow the volunteers' journeys as they get to grips with molecular biology, astrophysics and even quantum mechanics. And we'll learn about the Geniuses whose discoveries helped build our scientific knowledge and allowed us to solve questions like "Where are we?" "Are we alone?" and "Can we travel through time?"

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Episodes

Season 1

  • Where Are We?

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    Stephen Hawking takes a group of three volunteers on a journey of discovery. He sets them a series of challenges to help them answer some big questions about the world around us, and shows how easy it is to reach some startling conclusions - if you can put yourself into the mind of a genius.

  • What Am I?

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    As his epic new series continues Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of fun challenges to try and get them to understand what they really are. In this episode the volunteers are led to an amazing realisation about the nature of life itself.

  • Are We Alone?

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    Stephen Hawking takes a group of three volunteers on a journey of discovery. He sets them a series of challenges to help them answer some big questions about the world around us, the most important question intelligent beings can ask - what are the chances of us being just one life form among many in a magnificent living universe? Knowing the answer would put our very existence into its ultimate context: it may even affect our destiny as a species. Hawking shows how easy it is to reach some startling conclusions - if you can put yourself into the mind of a genius.

  • Why Are We Here?

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    Stephen Hawking takes a group of three volunteers on a journey of discovery. He sets them a series of challenges to help them answer some big questions about the world around us, and shows how easy it is to reach some startling conclusions - if you can put yourself into the mind of a genius.

  • Where Did the Universe Come From?

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    Stephen Hawking takes a group of three ordinary people on a journey of discovery. He sets them a series of challenges to help them answer the greatest mysteries of the universe. Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered where it all came from? The answer is the Big Bang. Everything in existence bursting from a miniscule speck called a singularity, to fill the cosmos with energy and matter. But where was the Big Bang? Where did it come from? Hawking shows how easy it is to follow the greatest thinkers in history, to decipher the vast and complex nature of the universe, and discover the origin of the cosmos.

  • Can We Time Travel?

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    Stephen Hawking takes a group of three ordinary people on a journey of discovery. He sets them a series of challenges to help them answer the greatest mysteries of the universe. If you could time travel where would you, go? Or rather, when would you go to? Hollywood movie directors and sci-fi writers have found time travel an irresistible topic, but is it actually possible? Hawking shows how to re-think what we know about time, and follow some of the greatest thinkers in history, to decide fact from fiction and understand one of the most intriguing concepts in science.