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Genius by Stephen Hawking

Drag Racing to Explore the Doppler Effect

Stephen Hawking and Neil Turok introduce us to Einstein’s idea of a static universe. The volunteers arrive at a drag strip with an electric car ready to go. They must use the sound of the siren, a microphone and laptop to determine the speed and direction of the car. How fast will the car go and what can it tell them about our universe?

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Can three volunteers measure the solar system and universe to find out where we are?
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Three volunteers set out to find an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.
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The group experiments with cars and balloons to understand the origin of the universe.
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The volunteers pose an important question about our role in the universe.
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Three volunteers set to find out how likely it is that aliens exist.
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Stephen Hawking sets three challenges to find out if we could be time travelers.
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