physics

ATOM: Ep.3 - The Illusion of Reality

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The final part of Professor Jim Al-Khalili’s documentary series shows how the world we think we know turns out to be a tiny sliver of an infinitely weirder universe than which we could have conceived. (56 min, 6 segments)

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ATOM: Ep.2 - Key to the Cosmos

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The continuing story of one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever - that the material world is made up of atoms. (59 min)

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ATOM: Ep.1 The Clash of Titans

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The discovery that everything is made from atoms has been referred to as the greatest scientific breakthrough in history. It took a clash of titans in physics of the 1920’s to lay down a new set of laws for modern science. (59 min)

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Philosophy - A Guide to Happiness: Epicurus on Happiness

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Although much of what is known about the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus derives from later followers and commentators, many of his ideas about nature and physics presaged important scientific concepts of our time. (24 min, 3 segments)

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What is Time - Brian Cox

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The past, present and future is no where near straight forward as you might think. BBC Horizon and Professor Brian Cox is going to find out what makes time tick. Did Time have a beginning? Does our future already exist?… (44 min, 5 segments)

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What the Bleep Do We Know - Down the Rabbit Hole

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The Director’s Cut of the international hit What the BLEEP Do We Know!? attempts to link quantum mechanics, neurobiology, human consciousness and day-to-day reality. (150 min, 16 segments)

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The Universe: Parallel Universes

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Physicists calculate the likely existence of universes other than our own. Find out why they think we exist within a multiverse and what that means. (44 min, 5 segments)

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Visions of The Future - The Quantum Revolution

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Machio Kaku argues that humankind is at a turning point in history, from the Age of Discovery to the Age of Mastery - a period in which we will move from being passive observers of nature to its active choreographers. (46 min, 5 segments)

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