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Stephen Hawking | Genius | 'Why Are We Here?'

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Paul, Alejandro and Marcia wearing their racing kit at Santa Pod after Demo 2. They have been drag racing to look at the Doppler effect and how sound and light waves are similar.

Wed. May 25 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 | See why the team has their minds blown when they try to work out the likelihood of alien life.

In the third episode "Why Are We Here?" join Stephen Hawking as he sets 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.

In the fourth episode "Where Did The Universe Come From?" join Stephen Hawking as he 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.
 
 

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