Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Earth 2.0
Dr Michio Kaku investigates the possibility of humans surviving on a different planet; for Earth 2.0, he comes up with crazy ideas like giant solar mirrors, floating cities and a barrage made of an asteroid.
Galactic Colonization
Swarmbots search the galaxy for habitable planets, human DNA is broken down into ones and zeros and beamed light years away. All part of Dr Kaku's plan for galactic colonisation.
Deep Impact
Earth is under constant threat from asteroids and comets that could destroy the planet. Dr Kaku finds out how a rogue star could be detected, assessed and eliminated.
A New Solar System
Dr Michio Kaku draws up ambitious plans for the construction of a new solar system. Details involve a giant shell encircling a star, with a new stellar civilisation living on the inside.
Alien Invasion
The aliens are coming! It is the cry at the heart of many sci-fi movies, but what would we do if an alien race really did invade? Earth must be prepared - and Dr Kaku has a plan.
First Contact
Dr Michio Kaku is on a quest to make the first contact with extraterrestrial life; with multitudes of planets in and outside of our Milky Way galaxy, experts believe it is only a matter of time before the first contact takes place.
Destroy the Death Star
Dr Michio Kaku is on a mission to build a Star Fighter, a ship that is capable of destroying the moon-sized Death Star and for that, he gets in touch with some of the finest Pentagon strategists to get help on his mission.
Black Hole Odyssey
A black hole could destroy the solar system, so how could a human survive its gravitational pull and tunnel through space time itself? Dr Kaku investigates.
Cyborg Army
To understand how the human mind could control a cyborg army, Dr Kaku looks at existing technology that enables amputees to move prosthetic limbs by thinking.
A.I. Uprising
As the rapid processing power of computers develops it looks likely that artificial intelligence will soon exceed our own. What will this mean for humanity's survival?
Holodeck
Dr Michio Kaku believes we can actually build `Star Trek's' fictional holodeck. Join him on his mission to create an imaginary world indistinguishable from the real thing.
Shapeshifting Transformer
Dr Kaku wants to create a transformer that can turn into any shape, moving with strength and stealth. What technologies can help him realise his vision?
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