…shape of the universe and delves into the amazing science behind apparent nothingness. episodes: 01. Everything The first part, Everything, sees Professor Al-Khalili set out to discover what the universe…
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
…not at the centre of everything in the cosmos but just one of billions of bodies in a vast and expanding universe. He reveals the critical role of medieval astrologers…
Forces of Nature
…deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet’s beauty is created by just a handful of forces. episodes: 01. The Universe in a Snowflake In this episode Brian…
Cosmic Dawn The Real Moment of Creation
…moment of first light. This is the scientific version of the story of Genesis. The big bang gets all the credit for creating our universe. But in fact, the universe…
James May’s Things You Need to Know
…universe? What does E=mc2 actually mean? Who wanted Einstein for president? And furthermore, what happened to his brain? To help James find out, he will enter a universe of bizarre…
Weirdest Planets
…think of a century back. Earth is not the only planet that the universe has. There are numerous planets and some of these have been categorized as the weirdest planets….
Quantum Mechanics: The physics of the Microscopic World
…made a breakthrough as important as Isaac Newton’s discovery of the workings of the universe. Planck had reached the surprising conclusion that light behaves as if it is packaged in…
The Science of Energy: Resources and Power Explained
…economics to biology, chemistry, and geophysics. 02. Energy: Forms and Conversion for Use Energy is a fundamental part of our universe-in a sense, the universe is energy. Here, Professor Wysession…
Atom
…Key to the Cosmos The second in Professor Jim Al-Khalili’s three-part documentary about the basic building block of our universe, the atom. He shows how, in our quest to understand…
The Origin and Evolution of Earth: From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence
…played by minerals, which coevolved with life—a link that provides a revolutionary new way of understanding Earth. 02. Origin and Evolution of the Early Universe Earth has existed for only…
To Infinity and Beyond
…paradoxical world where nothing is as it seems. Mathematicians have discovered there are infinitely many infinities, each one infinitely bigger than the last. And if the universe goes on forever,…
The Higgs Boson and Beyond
…and see how the Higgs is the missing piece of a scientific puzzle that helps us understand the “rules” for the universe. 02. Quantum Field Theory Toss out the textbook…