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Genius by Stephen Hawking

Why Are We Here?

Season 1 Episode 3

World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking sets three ordinary people a series of fun challenges to show them how to think like a genius. Can they work out why they exist at all? Is it destiny or pure chance?

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Can three volunteers measure the solar system and universe to find out where we are?
What Are We?
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Three volunteers set out to find an amazing realization about the nature of life itself.
Where Did the Universe Come From?
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The group experiments with cars and balloons to understand the origin of the universe.
Are We Alone?
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Three volunteers set to find out how likely it is that aliens exist.
Can We Time Travel?
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Stephen Hawking sets three challenges to find out if we could be time travelers.
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