Albert Einstein
Dara looks at the father of modern physics, Einstein. Plus, Mark Miodownik takes a fridge apart and Marcus Brigstocke attempts to get to grips with dark energy.
In the second episode of this six-part science series, Dara O Briain and his team of experts take us on a mind-altering journey around theoretical physics, with a look at the father of modern physics himself, Albert Einstein.
Dara finds out if you can measure the speed of light using cheese on toast, while physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski hunts down Einstein's elusive gravitational waves, which have been mystifying scientists for years.
Plus, resident materials scientist Mark Miodownik takes a fridge apart, special guest Marcus Brigstocke attempts to get to grips with dark energy and some of the biggest brains in science are brought to bear on the eternal problem of tangled earphone wires.
Combining lively and in-depth studio discussion with exploratory films and on-the-spot reports, Dara O Briain's Science Club takes a single subject each week and examines it from lots of different and unexpected angles from sex to extinction, Einstein to space exploration and brain chemistry to music. It brings some of the world's foremost thinkers together to share their ideas on everything, from how to avoid asteroid impact to whether or not we are still evolving.
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The story of physics
Duration: 04:15
Q&A: Space science
Dr Tara Shears, an expert on the conditions that existed moments after the Big Bang, tackles your questions:
91热爆 News: Does big money equal better science?
The search for the Higgs boson using the Large Hadron Collider at Cern has taken years of research and cost billions.
It is a prime example of big money being spent on fundamental research into scientific principles, that critics say provides no answers to the problems the world faces today.
In these austere times and with government money being used to fund the project, is funding better spent on solving practical problems?
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Professor Janna Levin
Dara's guest expert for Episode 2 is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her scientific research concerns the early universe, chaos and black holes.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Series Editor | Nigel Paterson |
| Series Editor | Nigel Paterson |
| Presenter | Dara O Briain |
| Presenter | Dara O Briain |
| Participant | Alok Jha |
| Participant | Alok Jha |
| Participant | Mark Miodownik |
| Participant | Mark Miodownik |
| Participant | Helen Czerski |
| Participant | Helen Czerski |
| Participant | Marcus Brigstocke |
| Participant | Marcus Brigstocke |
| Participant | Janna Levin |
| Participant | Janna Levin |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Cohen |
| Series Producer | Kaye Godleman |
| Series Producer | Kaye Godleman |
| Production Manager | Roger Houston |
| Production Manager | Roger Houston |
Why does a magnetised needle face north?
Mark demonstrates how to magnetise a needle in order to create your own working compass.