Razor: Science For a Better Future
Neil Cairns visits physicist Carlo Rovelli in Verona to explore time, black holes, and the mysteries of quantum physics.
Neil Cairns visits physicist Carlo Rovelli in Verona to explore time, black holes, and the mysteries of quantum physics.
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Skateboard, vacuum cleaner, ATM, car jack, digital projector, and multi-tool... Using ultra realistic CGI animation, we explode everyday objects into their component parts, to reveal their secret workings.
Dr Jack is going to sing with a choir like no other. Many of the members cannot talk, but they can sing!
Dr Jack meets David Rose who uses a new technology that doesn't work with his paralysed body – it actually taps directly into his mind.
In this episode, Dr Jack Lewis investigates the neuroscience behind genius. He meets a genuine genius, Sabrina Chevannes, a woman with an IQ of 178 at just 4.
A battle tank is only as effective as its gun, and for the Stryker vehicle, that's the M68 105mm cannon. A tube of forged steel will be hammered into the one of the most powerful and famous cannons in modern warfare.
At the Cabot factory in Pennsylvania, USA, a block of steel will be transformed by innovation and artistry into the ultimate update of an American classic. The 1911 did tours of duty in both world wars and Vietnam, and is still prized today by collectors and enthusiasts.
When a series of delicate snowflake shaped sheets of Aramid are pressed together, they'll form a piece of headgear that's comfortable enough to wear to war, and tough enough to take a bullet.
Neil Cairns visits archaeologists and geneticists who traced a 20,000-year-old deer tooth pendant to a Stone Age woman.
Reya El-Salahi meets Alexander Valentino, who plans to use Naples' ancient canals and aqueducts to cool the city in summer.
Neil Cairns visits physicist Carlo Rovelli in Verona to explore time, black holes, and the mysteries of quantum physics.
Dr Jack meets David Rose who uses a new technology that doesn't work with his paralysed body – it actually taps directly into his mind.
In this episode, Dr Jack Lewis investigates the neuroscience behind genius. He meets a genuine genius, Sabrina Chevannes, a woman with an IQ of 178 at just 4.
A battle tank is only as effective as its gun, and for the Stryker vehicle, that's the M68 105mm cannon. A tube of forged steel will be hammered into the one of the most powerful and famous cannons in modern warfare.
At the Cabot factory in Pennsylvania, USA, a block of steel will be transformed by innovation and artistry into the ultimate update of an American classic. The 1911 did tours of duty in both world wars and Vietnam, and is still prized today by collectors and enthusiasts.
When a series of delicate snowflake shaped sheets of Aramid are pressed together, they'll form a piece of headgear that's comfortable enough to wear to war, and tough enough to take a bullet.
Neil Cairns visits archaeologists and geneticists who traced a 20,000-year-old deer tooth pendant to a Stone Age woman.
Reya El-Salahi meets Alexander Valentino, who plans to use Naples' ancient canals and aqueducts to cool the city in summer.
Neil Cairns visits physicist Carlo Rovelli in Verona to explore time, black holes, and the mysteries of quantum physics.
How is it that some people have been able to reach the pinnacle of our human performance? Guided by Dr. David Behm, an expert in sports physiology, we uncover the fascinating intersection of science and athletic performance.
The small team share their most impactful moments, stories, places and people, and how they changed their lives and health.
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