Scientific Documentaries to Watch

Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.

An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.

"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.

A documentary examining string theory.

The deep sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong? In search of answers, Brian Greene takes us on the ultimate time traveling adventure, hurtling 50 years into the future before stepping into a wormhole to travel back to the past.

Morgan Freeman explores humanity's biggest questions: our composition, what preceded existence, if we're alone in the universe, and whether there's a creator - mysteries that have challenged our greatest minds.

6-part documentary series from arguably the greatest scientific mind in the world, the wheelchair-bound Stephen Hawking, which describes all current thinking on the Big Bang, origins of the universe, dark matter, black holes, etc. Includes interviews with leading astronomers and scientists, some commentary from the great man himself, and computer models of the theories.

This series helps ordinary people understand the science behind the big questions of life, the universe, and time travel .

In this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time.

A documentary about the development of quantum computers. A research collaboration worldwide will completely revolutionize global information technology by exploiting the enigmatic quantum physics.

Are we living in a virtual reality? THE SIMULATION HYPOTHESIS examines the latest scientific ideas about the fundamental nature of reality. Appearances by top thinkers MaxTegmark, Neil degrasse Tyson, Paul Davies, James Gates and many more. Science has never been so much fun! "What an incredible film! Fascinating, mind-bending stuff." Timothy Rhys, Publisher: MovieMaker Magazine

In an effort to disprove quantum mechanics, Albert Einstein proposes one of its strangest features: quantum entanglement.

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states the more accurately you measure one variable, such as the phase of a wave, the less accurately you can measure its complementary variable, such as the amplitude of the wave. This is relevant to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory where amplitude is unimportant but phase is. So the LIGO team is preparing to use quantum entanglement to measure phase more accurately to increase the instrument's detection limit.

Is science-fiction rooted in science? Has science caught up to science-fiction, past and present? Is there any scientific technology that has surpassed science-fiction? This episode explores these questions and more.

Two of the most profound questions: what is everything and what is nothing?

Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the science of gravity, recreating ground-breaking scientific experiments including the moment when Galileo first discovered how to measure gravity.

Professor 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.

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has revolutionised our understanding of gravity, space and time. Initially acclaimed, then forgotten, and now rediscovered, the adventure of this hundred-year-old theory has marked the scientific history of the 20th century. From its inception, a mathematical difficulty arose that could have nipped the theory in the bud: the Schwarzschild singularity. In the company of great international relativistic physicists, the viewer embarks on a discovery of this theory with a singular destiny. We discover a "curved" universe that proves to be even stranger than Einstein had envisioned, and harbours some objects - such as black holes - that still challenge today's scientists.

In a studio setting, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan (who joins them via satellite) discuss the Big Bang theory, God, our existence as well as the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

Brian Cox tackles some of the most challenging and intriguing questions facing science today by using his best material from past programmes and the latest scientific research.

Renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox explores the universe's fundamental principles like light, gravity, energy, matter, and time through visits to global locations, unveiling humanity's intimate connection with the cosmos' origins.