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Week of Apr 12

Monday, April 12

11:00am Genius by Stephen Hawking “Can We Time Travel?” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Join Stephen Hawking as he 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. 

Watch the entire episode here (passport required): 

https://www.pbs.org/video/genius-stephen-hawking-full-episode-can-we-time-travel/ (Passport Required) 

Tuesday, April 13th

11:00am Genius by Stephen Hawking “Are We Alone?” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Join Professor Stephen Hawking as he 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. 

Watch the entire episode here (Passport required): 

https://www.pbs.org/video/genius-stephen-hawking-full-episode-are-we-alone/ (Passport Required) 

Wednesday, April 14th

11:00am Genius by Stephen Hawking “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. 

Watch the entire episode here: 

https://www.pbs.org/video/genius-stephen-hawking-episode-3-why-are-we-here-full-episode/ (Passport Required) 

Thursday, April 15th 

11:00am Genius by Stephen Hawking “Where did the Universe Come From?” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

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. 

Watch the entire episode here (Passport required): 

https://www.pbs.org/video/genius-stephen-hawking-episode-4-where-did-universe-come-full-episode/ (Passport Required) 

Friday, April 16th

11:00am Genius by Stephen Hawking “What are We?” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Join Stephen Hawking as he 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. 

Watch the entire episode here (Passport Required): 

https://www.pbs.org/video/genius-stephen-hawking-episode-6-where-are-we-full-episode/ (Passport Required)