Genius by Stephen Hawking

Can We Time Travel?

World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of mind-blowing challenges. Can they think like a genius? Can they work out if time travel is possible?

Can We Time Travel?

54m 40s

World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of mind-blowing challenges. Can they think like a genius? Can they work out if time travel is possible?

Previews + Extras

  • DeLorean Arrives: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    DeLorean Arrives

    S1 E1 - 3m 1s

    The volunteers arrive at a "magical parking lot" and are surprised by a DeLorean. They work out how to use the car to demonstrate their time traveling journey, back to the past and forward again to the future. Will they spot their mistake in their prediction of what they will see from the DeLorean?

  • Black Holes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Black Holes

    S1 E1 - 2m 10s

    The volunteers arrive on Arizona University campus to find a wooden trunk and eight clocks. They set up the black hole challenge. They notice that the clocks closest to the black sphere run slower than those further away. They realize that the inflatable is their black hole, and they must work out how they can use it to travel forward in time.

  • Hawking in Times Square: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hawking in Times Square

    S1 E1 - 2m 16s

    Stephen Hawking appears on screen in Times Square with a special message for the volunteers. He gives them three special numbers for their first challenge. Can they discover the location of his party with these three numbers? Their first thoughts are to follow the numbered streets of Manhattan.

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