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?

Drag Racing to Explore the Doppler Effect

3m 16s

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    Where Are We?

    S1 E6 - 54m 11s

    Three ordinary people a series of fun physical and mental challenges to show them how to think like a genius. Can they measure the earth, the solar system and even the universe and find out where we really are?

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    What Are We?

    S1 E5 - 54m 41s

    Three ordinary people take on challenges to try to understand what they really are. In this episode the volunteers are led to an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.

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    Where Did the Universe Come From?

    S1 E4 - 54m 41s

    Join an extraordinary journey of discovery, featuring racing cars, ice-skaters, balloons and running tracks as Stephen Hawking leads his three intrepid souls to a deeper understanding of the evolution of the universe than the average physics major, all with any mathematics or equations.

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