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S1 E1 - How to Explore the Universe
November 30, 200922minExploring the universe on a ship that can boldly go where no man has gone before isn't just a dream. Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how we really could one day build a warp drive and set out on our own star trek.Free trial of discovery+S1 E2 - Travel to a Parallel Universe
November 30, 200922minThe parallel universes of science fiction -- gateways to worlds of limitless possibilities -- turn out to be as real as they are fantastic. Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how future civilizations could build a machine to reach one.Free trial of discovery+S1 E3 - How to Blow Up a Planet
December 7, 200922minThe cross hairs are lined up, a death ray is fired and a planet is vaporized -- but it's not sci-fi fantasy. Dr. Michio Kaku draws up blueprints to show how a real death star might work.Free trial of discovery+S1 E4 - How to Teleport
December 14, 200922minTeleportation is sci-fi's most exciting way to travel, zapping a person's molecules through space on a transporter beam right out of Star Trek. Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how we might all one day be saying, "beam me up, Scotty."Free trial of discovery+S1 E5 - How to Become Invisible
December 21, 200922minA cloak of invisibility isn't just some Harry Potter fantasy -- Dr. Michio Kaku drafts blueprints for a real invisibility cloak and reveals that vanishing into thin air could be much closer than we think.Free trial of discovery+S1 E6 - How to Travel Through Time
December 28, 200922minHurtling back in time to visit the dinosaurs is not an impossible fantasy! Dr. Michio Kaku draws up blueprints for a working time machine that will let us visit the past and travel back to the future.Free trial of discovery+S1 E7 - How to Build a Light Saber
February 8, 201022minThe lightsaber, a sword made of pure light that can cut through anything, is a truly awesome weapon, but it's not just a science fiction fantasy. Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how we could one day build a real working light saber.Free trial of discovery+S1 E8 - How to Build a Starship
February 8, 201022minHurtling across the galaxy in a starship powered by anti-matter isn't some sci-fi writer's impossible dream, as Dr. Michio Kaku proves when he reveals his blueprints for a spacecraft that can journey to the stars.Free trial of discovery+S1 E9 - How to Build a Force Field
February 8, 201022minEvery starship needs armor to protect it from asteroids and enemy attack, and Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how cutting-edge science could be used to create force fields that might one day save our spacecraft from an alien onslaught.Free trial of discovery+S1 E10 - How to Build a Sci-Fi Robot
February 8, 201022minFrom Terminator to Star Wars, no sci-fi movie is complete without an intelligent robot. Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how artificial intelligence will be created and how smart robots could threaten us all.Free trial of discovery+S1 E11 - How to Become a Superhero
December 21, 200922minImagine turning yourself into a crime-fighting superhero just like Batman or Iron Man. Dr. Michio Kaku designs a suit that would give the wearer the superpowers of a comic book superhero. Take that bad guys!Free trial of discovery+S1 E12 - How to Build a Flying Saucer
February 8, 201022minThe flying saucer defies gravity and is the ultimate science-fiction vehicle. Using cutting-edge research and theoretical physics, Dr. Michio Kaku reveals how one day we could all be using the aliens' favorite mode of transport.Free trial of discovery+
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Directors
- Stuart RoseFred Hepburn
Cast
- Michio Kaku
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- discovery plus Pop Science
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