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Why Are We Here?

Why Are We Here?

Season 1 Episode 3
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Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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Can We Time Travel?

Can We Time Travel?

Season 1 Episode 1
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Are We Alone?

Are We Alone?

Season 1 Episode 2
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Where Did the Universe Come From?

Where Did the Universe Come From?

Season 1 Episode 4
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What Are We?

What Are We?

Season 1 Episode 5
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Where Are We?

Where Are We?

Season 1 Episode 6
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Smartphone and Tablet Models of the Galaxies

Smartphone and Tablet Models of the Galaxies

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How Far Apart Are the Moon and the Earth?

How Far Apart Are the Moon and the Earth?

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2:11
Pendulum Experiment

Pendulum Experiment

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Stephen Hawking’s Machine of Life

Stephen Hawking’s Machine of Life

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How Atoms Are Created in the Magnet Experiment

How Atoms Are Created in the Magnet Experiment

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Genius by Stephen Hawking

Why Are We Here?

Join Stephen Hawking as he sets three ordinary people a truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out why they exist at all? Hawking takes them down a rabbit hole of profound realizations, helping them think like philosophers as much as scientists. #HawkingGeniusPBS
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Season 1 Episode 6
Where Are We?
Can three volunteers measure the solar system and universe to find out where we are?
What Are We?
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Season 1 Episode 5
What Are We?
Three volunteers set out to find an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.
Where Did the Universe Come From?
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Season 1 Episode 4
Where Did the Universe Come From?
The group experiments with cars and balloons to understand the origin of the universe.
Why Are We Here?
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Season 1 Episode 3
Why Are We Here?
The volunteers pose an important question about our role in the universe.
Are We Alone?
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Season 1 Episode 2
Are We Alone?
Three volunteers set to find out how likely it is that aliens exist.
Can We Time Travel?
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Season 1 Episode 1
Can We Time Travel?
Stephen Hawking sets three challenges to find out if we could be time travelers.
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