Stephen Hawking’s Science of the Future investigates the very latest game changing innovations. Each episode takes one area of progress and sends five top scientists out to actively test the inventions and breakthroughs that are driving it. The team explore human upgrades, the virtual world, bio-mimicry, high-tech emergency responses, and more. Featuring a wide range of examples, from advanced robotics and breathtaking digital actors, to cutting edge smart homes and electronic brain stimulation, the series reveals how science is delivering astonishing improvements to all our lives. Using the evidence they gather, the team reveals the year when each innovation will be rolled out for us all to benefit from, and Hawking then draws out his own uniquely insightful predictions about what our world will be like in the years to come. EPISODE GUIDE Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future: Virtual World The barriers between the physical and virtual worlds begin to blur as Stephen Hawking and his team of scientists explore the latest innovations. Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future: Inspired By Nature Aarathi Prasad road-tests Boston Dynamics' incredible animal-inspired robots. Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future: Code Red Experts examine how scientists are fighting for our survival by battling the world's biggest killer diseases. Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future: Perfect City Stephen Hawking and his team investigate how science is on the cusp of making urban living not just a richer experience, but more fun too. Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future: Designer Humans A look at how breakthroughs in technology are being applied to humans, not only for more effective repairs, but also for upgrading the brain. Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future: Hyper Connections Discover a new age where machines talk to machines, sciences come together to form new disciplines, and new connections are made every da
