Brave New World with Stephen Hawking - Season 1 - Eps 4: Environment
Jim Al-Khalili looks at how the world's largest laser could help answer global fuel needs. David Attenborough helps to collect the DNA of an elephant for a project that aims to save all the planet's endangered species from extinction. Mark Evans discovers how to grow pork in a Petri dish.
About Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
Title: Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
First Air Date: 2011-10-17
Last Air Date: 2011-11-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 9.3/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 5
Network: Channel 4
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Aided by some of the world's leading scientific figures, this new five-part series examines how 21st century scientists are battling the world's big killer diseases, breaking down the barriers between man and machine and expanding our understanding of the universe.
Cast
David Attenborough
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Richard Dawkins
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Stephen Hawking
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Kathy Sykes
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