Can We Have Unlimited Power? • 2010 • episode "4/6" • The Story of Science

42:50

We are all at the mercy of the Sun. Its glowing disc sustains nearly all life on Earth. But the Sun also holds a dark secret: someday, our aging, expanding star will bathe the Earth in a fiery holocaust. Everything we know will turn to hot, bubbling, plasma.

S4E03 • Through the Wormhole • Science

58:08

In a powerful conclusion, Brian pieces together this story of creation that started with what Einstein called the 'happiest thought of his life' - the moment that he realised that gravity was far stranger than anyone had imagined. In an incredible experiment inside the largest vacuum chamber, Brian reveals how Einstein formulated a new theory of gravity, which ultimately took us back to the big bang. And how in doing so, we humans found our true place in space and time.

5/5 • Human Universe • 2014 • Science

53:23

In this episode of NOVA scienceNOW, journey back in time to the birth of our solar system to examine whether the key to our planet's existence might have been the explosive shockwave of an ancient supernova. Meet a chemist who has yielded a new kind of "recipe" for natural processes to assemble and create the building blocks of life. And see how the head louse, a creepy critter that's been sucking our blood for millions of years, is offering clues about our evolution. Finally, meet neuroscientist André Fenton, who is looking into erasing painful memories with an injection.

NOVA PBS • 2011 • Science

54:48

In this episode the volunteers are led to a realization about the nature of life itself.

Part 5 • Genius by Stephen Hawking • 2016 • Science

59:28

Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we used light to reveal the cosmos.

1/2 • Light and Dark • Science

58:59

The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.

5/6 • The Story of Science • 2010 • Science