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Genius by Stephen Hawking

What Are We?

Three volunteers set out to find an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.

Aired 06/01/2016 | Rating TV-PG

Genius by Stephen Hawking

What Are We?

Preview: Episode 5 | 30s

Three volunteers set out to find an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.

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.

Aired 06/01/2016 | Rating TV-PG

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Aiming for a Target

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Molecules adapt to survive their environment and are passed on to the next generation. (1m 58s)

How Atoms Are Created in the Magnet Experiment

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An experiment with magnets demonstrates how energy allows atoms to be created. (2m 46s)

Stephen Hawking’s Machine of Life

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Humans are made of tiny machines, which must all work together to thrive. (2m 32s)

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