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VPRO 2017 1 season 10 eps Ended

The Mind of the Universe

2017 1 season 10 eps

Season 1

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Season 1

50 min

S1 · E1 · May 7, 2017

The creator Episode 1

Creating is a deed that captivates minds. Today, we are better creators than ever before. We will see how we can play with conditions for creating life, make anything we can think of with the code of life itself, and replace parts of our body. Will science render us creators in the primordial sense of the word?

50 min

S1 · E2 · May 14, 2017

The conqueror Episode 2

Humankind conquered the world, in order to survive, and conquers his fellow humans with new ideas. We will see how we as a species have conquered the earth, how we still compete with viruses, and how quantum theory conquers China. How are conquests and science connected?

50 min

S1 · E3 · May 21, 2017

The maker Episode 3

The maker grasps humankind as builders. We make new constructions with building blocks from nature, which we manipulate at the same time. We will see how that leads us to new materials, new connections between people and new bursts of creativity. Will we be able to build everything we wish for?

50 min

S1 · E4 · May 28, 2017

The explorer Episode 4

The explorer peers beyond our known borders and discloses the unknown. We will get a glimpse of the secrets of life, both on earth and elsewhere in the universe, and zoom in on the peculiar history of our own planet. What are the borders yet to cross?

50 min

S1 · E5 · Jun 4, 2017

The illusionist Episode 5

As humans, we construct our view of reality from the input provided by our senses. How does that work? And how can we make a robot experience something similar? What would the world be like with human minds and artificial ones living together?

50 min

S1 · E6 · Jun 11, 2017

The dreamer Episode 6

It is through our wildest dreams that we achieve new knowledge. We see dreams of feeding the world with insects, dreams of a synthesis of the fundamental theories of physics, and dreams of our future as extraterrestrials. What if science renders the unimaginable imaginable?

50 min

S1 · E7 · Jun 25, 2017

The searcher Episode 7

We keep expanding our knowledge, and sometimes we know exactly what we are looking for. Patterns in apparent chaos, new elements or a key for translating old and forgotten languages. We are sure they exist. But how can we find them?

50 min

S1 · E8 · Jul 2, 2017

The player Episode 8

Humans and animals play and this renders them familiar with their environments. We zoom in on scientists who combine play and mathematics, and see how playing with matter yields new materials with special properties. How are humans as players related to science?

50 min

S1 · E9 · Jul 9, 2017

The thinker Episode 9

Our brains are constantly aware of our place in reality. How does this work for animals? Does an objective reality even exist, and does it leave any room for something like god? Where will our thinking lead us?

50 min

S1 · E10 · Jul 16, 2017

The connector Episode 10

Humankind, society and technology are dramatically influenced by science. In this episode we connect all the knowledge of The Mind of the Universe in an overarching outlook on the future. What is the future of humanity, society, and knowledge?

10 episodes in Season 1

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The Mind of the Universe is a journey along and beyond the borders of science. It is the first open source science series ever, and it offers an online learning experience.

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Cast

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Robbert Dijkgraaf

Presenter

Total runtime 8h 20m · Episode length 50 min · Country Netherlands

Show info

Premiered

May 7, 2017

Final episode

July 16, 2017

Status

Ended

Network

VPRO

Country

Netherlands

Episode length

50 min

Total runtime

8h 20m

Original language

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

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