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Genius by Stephen Hawking
How Atoms Are Created in the Magnet Experiment
The volunteers are given magnets and an energy source to see how complex molecules can form almost at random with just a bit of energy. We learn that the building blocks of life can appear seemingly out of nowhere if the correct conditions are present.
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Can three volunteers measure the solar system and universe to find out where we are?
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Three volunteers set out to find an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.
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The group experiments with cars and balloons to understand the origin of the universe.
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The volunteers pose an important question about our role in the universe.
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Three volunteers set to find out how likely it is that aliens exist.
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Stephen Hawking sets three challenges to find out if we could be time travelers.