Genius by Stephen Hawking

Synopsis

Professor Stephen Hawking challenges a selection of volunteers to think like the greatest geniuses in history and solve some of humanity's most enduring questions.

First Air Date: 2016-05-18

Last Air Date: 2016-06-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: PBS

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Top Cast

Stephen Hawking as Himself - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Can We Time Travel? (2016-05-18)

Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to determine if time travel is possible. The fascinating journey of discovery features DeLoreans, atomic clocks, a giant black hole and a large swath of New York City.
Ep. 2: Are We Alone? (2016-05-18)

Professor Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out the likelihood of alien life out there in the universe. See why the team has their minds blown in a way they were never expecting.
Ep. 3: Why Are We Here? (2016-05-25)

Stephen Hawking gives three ordinary people a truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out why they exist at all? Hawking takes them down a rabbit hole of profound realizations, helping them think like philosophers as much as scientists.
Ep. 4: Where Did the Universe Come From? (2016-05-25)

Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out where the universe came from. Hawking leads the trio on an extraordinary journey of discovery featuring racing cars, ice-skaters, balloons and running tracks.
Ep. 5: What Are We? (2016-06-01)

Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to find out what we really are. Self-assembling machines, light-up bacteria and the world's first physical demonstration of evolution in action conspire to revolutionize their view of life.
Ep. 6: Where Are We? (2016-06-01)

Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to think like a genius. Can they measure the earth, the solar system and even the universe - and find our true place in the cosmos?