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- DirectorLouie SchwartzbergStarsForest WhitakerAndrew BankstonPayton BourgeoisMYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD transports audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes. Mysteries of the Unseen World reveals phenomena that can't be seen with the naked eye, taking audiences into earthly worlds secreted away in different dimensions of time and scale. Viewers experience events that unfold too slowly for human perception; They "see" the beauty, drama, and even humor of phenomena of that occur in the flash of a microsecond; They enter the microscopic world that was once reserved only for scientists, but that Mysteries of the Unseen World makes accessible to the rest of us; They begin to understand that what we actually see is only a fraction of what there is TO see on this Earth. High-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology are just a few of the advancements in science that now allow us to see a whole new universe of things, events, creatures, and processes we never even knew existed and now give us new "super powers" to see beyond what is in front of us. Visually stunning and rooted in cutting-edge research, Mysteries of the Unseen World will leave audiences in complete thrall as they begin to understand the enormity of the world they can't see, a world that exists in the air they breathe, on their own bodies, and in all of the events that occur around them minute-by-minute, and nanosecond-by-nanosecond. And with this understanding comes a new appreciation of the wonder and possibilities of science.
- StarsRichard HammondEdgar D. MitchellJürg SchweizerThis documentary features state-of-the-art camera technology used to focus on what humans cannot see with the naked eye.
- DirectorJohn CapenerStarsShona CapenerChristian RodskaErik ThompsonWe perceive time in terms of seconds - the length of a heartbeat. We can't even imagine events that unfold over several days and years or be aware of elementary particles that flash into existence for less than a billionth of a second without high-tech camera equipment and exceptional filming techniques.
- DirectorSteve NichollsAlfred VendlStarsOtto Clemens
- DirectorAlex PomasanoffStarsRichard BasehartEach moment, events take place that the human eye cannot perceive because these occurrences are too small, too large, too fast, too slow or beyond the spectrum of visible light. Witness some of the captivating sights that will forever alter your knowledge and perception of the world around us. This 1979 classic video shows us that 'hidden' world. Different sizes, different spectrums, and even different rates of speed can illuminate the underlying processes that are beyond the limits of our eyes.
- StarsMorgan FreemanCould science ever make the clock move backwards? Experiments in quantum physics are showing that the future influences the present: what happens later limits the choices we think we have now.*********************************************************************
- Incredible high speed photography captures movement.
- DirectorDavid LaMattinaKurt SayengaStarsMorgan FreemanSean CarrollAlexander GaetaWe float along the river of time. But does that river have a source? Where did time come from?
- DirectorPeter MettlerStarsPeter MettlerFreya BlekmanRichie HawtinExplores our perception of time.
- DirectorKurt SayengaStarsMorgan FreemanJulian BarbourSean CarrollAfter a brief explanation of how we measure time this program takes a detailed look at how we perceive time. Then it's time for the physicists to present their ideas about what time is before Steve Weinstein talks about two dimensional time.
- DirectorNathan WilliamsStarsBenedict CumberbatchChristopher GohStephen HawkingThe promise of time travel has long been one of the world's favorite scientific "what-ifs?" Hawking explores all the possibilities, warping the very fabric of time and space as he goes. From killing your grandfather to riding a black hole, we learn the pitfalls and the prospects for a technology that could quite literally, change everything.
- DirectorKurt SayengaStarsMorgan FreemanSean CarrollJohn CramerBut if we succeed with time travel, what are the consequences of such freedom? Will we get trapped in a plethora of paradoxes and multiple universes that will destroy the fabric of the universe?
- StarsJeff LiebermanMatt KearneyEric BoardmanWhat really happens when a person gets punched in the face or you get hit by a water balloon, or when a piece of raw chicken is blown up? These events reveal some extraordinary hidden attributes on Discovery Channel's series TIMEWARP where an amazing, unseen world comes to light through high-speed digital photography.
- DirectorJonathan GrupperThomas LucasStarsJelle BijmaElizabeth BlackburnBill ChristieEach and every day, whether we notice it or not, an endless current of change occurs without pause, flowing relentlessly on the river of time, through and around us. Surprisingly, we never see the vast majority of these vital processes. In fact we can't see them because these events happen much too quickly or too slowly for our human senses to perceive. Scientists are now opening new windows on this landscape, illuminating nature from the inner workings of atoms to the motions of the stars, from billionths of seconds to billions of years.***
- StarsMichio KakuShawn McDonaldSaul Perlmutter******************************
- DirectorSjur PaulsenStarsRonny DahlPer EvensenTerje LarsenWhat happens when you decide to jump off the time loop? it's about finding your own balance, where you have time to do what you want. A documentary about your relations to time.
- StarsJeremy VineSeries showing how geological forces shape our planet and how humans, other animals and plants experience and manipulate time.
- StarsHannah FryTyrel MeyerSultan KosenProfessor Hannah Fry explores what life would be like if everything was either very large or very small. Could a supersized or miniaturized Earth sustain life? Could humans survive as giants or ants? Examples from nature hold the answers.********************************************************************
- DirectorPaul OldingStarsBrian CoxProfessor Brian Cox travels to Australia, the big country down under, to explain how size determines the nature of life. Gravity and electromagnetism impact heavily on different types of life - from a single bacterium to a 110 meter tree - determining shape, movement and longevity.
- DirectorLouis TarantinoStarsErik ThompsonGreg LaughlinClifford V. JohnsonThis program gives viewers a tangible grasp of the enormity of the universe. Models and comparisons give a perspective on the relative sizes of the largest nearby stars, the scale of the solar system and just how fast the speed of light is.
- DirectorKenny ScottStarsSteven MackintoshAnthony AguirreSean CarrollFollowing the cosmologists who are attempting to map the universe, and beyond.
- DirectorLouis TarantinoStarsErik ThompsonAlex FilippenkoClifford V. JohnsonThe key to understanding the universe seems to be understanding its smallest components. But reconciling the two has proved to be a tremendous scientific challenges as the behavior in the quantum realm bears little resemblance to the universe we know. This program explains some of the strange behavior scientists have discovered at the smallest scales.
- DirectorRob LiddellStarsAlan DaviesMarcus du SautoyJohnny Hudson
- DirectorBayley SilleckStarsMorgan FreemanWhere do we fit in with the universe? This film seeks to explore our place among the ever-expanding universe.
- DirectorCharles EamesRay EamesStarsPhilip MorrisonBeginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.
- An image of a boy in a rowboat is zoomed out to the cosmic vastness of space and then zoomed into the infinitesimal microreality of him.
- StarsBrian CoxThomas M. IliffeDoug AllanProfessor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet's beauty is created by just a handful of forces.**********************************************************************
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliAnnabel TroostIrving FinkelProfessor Jim Al-Khalili unwraps the evolutionary histories responsible for the modern human condition, as currently represented by our sophistication in energy manipulation and information technology.
- DirectorNic StaceyStarsJim Al-KhaliliChaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here? In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. And the best thing is that one doesn't need to be a scientist to understand it. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans - after watching this film you'll never be able to look at the world in the same way again.
- DirectorLaura VerklanStarsErik ThompsonTravis TaylorLaura DanlyOurs is a universe of energy, from powerful jets ejected from black holes to the raw nuclear fury of our Sun. But, the total amount of energy in the universe maintains perfect equilibrium--no more can be added or taken away.
- Nature has to be efficient in the way it processes information and uses energy, so when scientists began to look at nature with biomimetic eyes, it's not surprising that they started to see entirely new visions for our future. Inspiration comes from termites -- and even the leaf of a tree!
- StarsLauren SteynMan's ways of harnessing one of Mother Nature's most crucial elements.**********************************************************************
- DirectorStephen CarrollStarsJerry LittleEric MeyersJohn Rhoades
- DirectorMick RhodesStarsRandall Lee Rose
- StarsStacy KeachThis program traces the history of the development of explosives focusing on gunpowder, nitroglycerin and efforts, particularly by Alfred Nobel, to make them safe to handle. Commentary examines the fascination with explosives, the guilt of explosives developers and the fallacy of the doomsday weapon that would put an end to wars.
- DirectorAndy Thomson
- StarsHelen CzerskiPhysicist Dr Helen Czerski journeys to the extremes of the temperature scale, where the everyday laws of physics break down and a new world of scientific possibilities begins.*****************************************************************
- StarsHelen CzerskiTrevor CoxMartin CockrillDr Helen Czerski investigates the extraordinary science behind the everyday sounds we hear and those that we normally cannot hear.
- DirectorDavid DuganStarsIain AgnewEric CornellKostas GavrogluNova examines scientific efforts to produce colder and colder temperatures.******************************
- DirectorDavid DuganStarsMarsha AckermanIain AgnewRaymond ArsenaultOur mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But what is cold? How do you achieve it, and how cold can it get?******************************
- DirectorDeclan HealyStarsIain Stewart*********************************************************************
- StarsSteve TaylorWe are so used to some things that we stopped wondering about them. Like light. What is light? Some kind of wavy thing, right? Kind of.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliDaniel HuntSimon WerrettProf. Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of light and darkness in terms of their astronomic importance, and their role in our understanding of the universe.
- StarsErik DellumsRichard LinternMike RoweThere's a mysterious force you can't see or touch, but it affects everything in the universe. Magnetism has shaped our cosmos, and without it, Creation would simply disintegrate. We follow scientists trying to understand how this strange force works.
- StarsHelen CzerskiBrent ShockBill AndersHelen Czerski goes in search of colour. She reveals what it is, what it does, and why colour doesn't exist outside of our perception.*****************************
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliJon AgarPatricia FaraUntil recently, electricity was seen as a magical power. It could slay the living, revive the dead, and bend the laws of nature. It is now the lifeblood of the modern world, fueling our lives and underpinning every aspect of technological advancement. Without it, we would be lost. Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force.
- StarsJim Al-KhaliliVicki SmithGraham ApplebyProfessor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the science of gravity, recreating ground-breaking scientific experiments including the moment when Galileo first discovered how to measure gravity.*********************************************************************
- DirectorAnthony LundStarsMorgan FreemanSean CarrollGravity is an unsolved mystery of the universe. Why do all objects that have mass pull on one another? New theories propose unexpected answers.
- DirectorLaura VerklanStarsEzra KnightDavid AguilarAlex Filippenko
- DirectorPaul OldingStarsBrian CoxPeter ShelusJoseph Giaime
- DirectorAndy PapadopoulosStarsErik ThompsonDavid SandwellLawrence YoungProgram presents scientists current understanding of gravity and some of the phenomenon it causes.
- StarsBill NyePat CashmanCasey P. ChinnHave you ever wondered what holds the ocean on the Earth? Or what makes the Earth round? Host Bill Nye provides the explanations for these and other questions about Earth's gravity.
- DirectorChris HoltStarsBrian CoxSteven MackintoshIn the last episode of Professor Brian Cox's epic journey across the universe, he travels from the fossils of the Burgess Shale to the sands of the oldest desert in the world to show how light holds the key to our understanding of the whole universe, including our own deepest origins. But first we need to understand the peculiar properties of light itself.
- 2017TV EpisodeDirectorLukas Huffman*****************************************************************
- DirectorV. Alexander StefanStarsAlbert EinsteinM.N. RosenbluthV. Alexander StefanHistory of thermonuclear fusion research worldwide. Included are Tokamak fusion and Laser Fusion.
- Mankind's numerous ways of measuring the passage of time through history are depicted through stop-motion animation, from ancient sundials to simple mechanical devices, up through complex modern timepieces.
- DirectorSarah AnmaStarsGurucharan Singh KhalsaMelinda SheinkopfJeff TolaksenWe are all in a relationship to something that is man made and intangible: Time. On Time looks at how we study, manipulate and come to peace with this ethereal subject.
- StarsAnthony Clare