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1.
Time (2006– )
Episode:
Earth Time
(2006)
Documentary
Renowned physicist Michio Kaku embarks on a journey to put the earth's 4.6 billion years of age into context. With a human lifetime seeming so short set against the backdrop of the 4.6 ... See full summary »
Star: Michio Kaku
Votes: 6
2.
Future Fantastic (1996)
Episode:
The Incredible Shrinking Planet
(1996)
Documentary
Looks at the future of transport, including teleportation and time travel.
Directors: Sam Starbuck, Chris Wells, James Younger | Stars: Gillian Anderson, John Anderson, Dennis Bushnell, Frank Close
Votes: 25
3.
Future Fantastic (1996)
Episode:
Starman
(1996)
Documentary
Looks at how we might eventually reach the stars.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Nick Argento, Alan Bond, Arthur C. Clarke
Votes: 26
4. Shocking Exposures: Images that Changed Science (2013)
56 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series depicting historic images that have changed our view of the world.
Stars: Michio Kaku, Buzz Aldrin, Shirley A. Bayer, Raymond Gosling
Votes: 10
5.
Equinox (1986–2006)
Episode:
Space: The Final Junkyard
(1999)
50 min | Documentary
Space is becoming a danger zone as old rockets and satellites orbiting around Earth at ten of thousands of miles an hour disintegrate, explode and crash into each other. Will the vast mass ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Fleming | Star: Michio Kaku
Votes: 16
6.
A Science Odyssey (1998– )
Episode:
Mysteries of the Universe
(1998)
History
At the beginning of the century, discoveries about the hidden workings of the everyday world suggest all is not as it seems. Quantum theory, relativity, nuclear power, and clues about the ... See full summary »
Directors: Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey | Stars: Charles Osgood, Sallie Baliunas, Niels Bohr, Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Votes: 12
7.
StarTalk (2015– )
Episode:
Stephen Hawking
(2018)
TV-PG | 47 min | Talk-Show
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with world-renowned physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking. Tyson is joined in the Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Matt Kirshen, ... See full summary »
Director: Jaron Berman | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Matt Kirshen, Janna Levin, Stephen Hawking
Votes: 30
8. Deus Cérebro (2021– )
52 min | Documentary
This documentary series helps unravel the mystery of the brain.
Stars: Michio Kaku, Lisa Feldman Barrett, António Damásio
Votes: 78
9.
Time (2006– )
Episode:
Daytime
(2006)
Documentary
Stars: Michio Kaku, Brian Luff, Shawn McDonald, Warren Meck
Votes: 6
10. How the Universe Works (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe
Votes: 7,255
11.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Beyond the Big Bang
(2007)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, History
The universe began with a massive expansion, billions and billions of years ago, and it continues to expand with every passing second. The idea that the universe, and man's very existence, ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Ellis | Stars: David Ackroyd, Maxie Santillan Jr., Brian Greene, Geoffrey Landis
Votes: 193
12. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,101
13. Veritasium (2010– )
Talk-Show
An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else I find interesting.
Stars: Derek Muller, Henry Reich, Destin Sandlin, Rod Cross
Votes: 261
14. Triangulation (2010– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Leo Laporte, Daniel Suarez, Tom Merritt, Steve Gibson
Votes: 10
15.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
The End of the Universe
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
How and when will the Universe end? Gravity and dark matter are poised to annihilate the Universe in a big crunch. Expansion and dark energy may tear it apart. Or, a phase transition could kill us tomorrow in a cosmic death bubble.
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michelle Thaller, Sean Carroll
Votes: 130
16.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Our Voyage to the Stars
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
One day, a cosmic disaster will make life on Earth impossible. To survive, we must find a new home amongst the stars. Scientists are already developing new propulsion systems to take us to these distant worlds.
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michelle Thaller, Chris McKay
Votes: 106
17. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there ... See full summary »
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Kip Thorne
Votes: 18,433
18. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
19. The Universe (2007–2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.
Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Laura Danly, Clifford V. Johnson
Votes: 5,933
20. Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)
TV-PG | 29 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
View what the modern science points to what the future looks like from the present year all the way to trillions upon trillions of years into the future.
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: David Attenborough, Sean Carroll, Craig Childs, Brian Cox
Votes: 454
21. At War with the Dinosaurs (2020)
90 min | Documentary
A gripping look at the climate change solution no one is talking about: hydrogen. The universe's most abundant element is the only clean energy source that can successfully power cars, ... See full summary »
Director: John Michael Parkan | Stars: Lawrence Burns, Steven Chu, Ruth F. Cox, Byron Dorgan
Votes: 11
22.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Beneath Jupiter's swirling clouds lie our solar system's deepest secrets: from its violent youth, through the birth of life to the death of the sun. Now, scientists are unlocking these ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Phil Plait, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 120
23. A Science Odyssey (1998– )
History
A Science Odyssey takes you on a journey through the most spectacular 100 years in the history of science and technology.
Stars: Charles Osgood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 30
24. Tune into the Future (2020)
80 min | Documentary
Tune Into The Future is a documentary which explores how thinking about tomorrow became a pop-culture phenomenon called Science Fiction. Despite rich and varied origins, there is one name ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Schockmel | Stars: Michio Kaku, Joe Haldeman, Hugo Gernsback, Madeline Ashby
Votes: 17
25. Bioperfection: Building a New Human Race (1998 TV Movie)
120 min | Sci-Fi
The world's greatest scientific minds discuss distant future technologies that will affect human anatomy and evolution.
Director: John Jopson | Stars: Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Garry Kasparov, Mark Pauline
Votes: 10
26.
Time (2006– )
Episode:
Cosmic Time
(2006)
44 min | Documentary
In this fourth and final episode, presented by Michio Kaku, the nature of time is explored through the lens of physics. Kaku examines the anomalies of time that still defy our most basic ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Oxley | Stars: Michio Kaku, Edwin Hubble, Donald Nicholson, Saul Perlmutter
Votes: 11
28.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
First Second of the Big Bang
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The first second of the Universe, the creation of everything when space, time, matter and energy burst into existence. It is the most important second in history, which seals the Universe's... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku
Votes: 117
29.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Is Saturn Alive?
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Saturn's secrets are out. The ferocious weather, the evolving ring system and the discovery of active geology on Saturn's moons has rewritten the textbooks. Scientists are looking for life ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Phil Plait
Votes: 103
30.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
The Search for a Second Earth
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary
Is there another Earth out there with liquid oceans, rocky continents and life like us? Astronomers seek the answer with spectroscopy, direct imaging and telescopes. They hope to find ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, James S. Bullock, Dan Durda
Votes: 108
31. The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Votes: 39,179
32. 2077 - 10 Segundos Para o Futuro (2018– )
50 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
Where and how will we be in 60 years? The next decades will undergo the biggest and fastest transformation ever.
Stars: Welket Bungué, Michio Kaku, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, António Guterres
Votes: 71
33.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Birth of the Earth
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The Earth was formed by a series of cosmic cataclysms including the most powerful blast in the Universe. Yet amid the turmoil our world was born. Could the same chain of events have created... See full summary »
Director: George Harris | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Russell Schweickart
Votes: 97
34.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Weapons of Mass Extinction
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
An overview of historical mass extinctions and what is in store for the future.
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Michio Kaku, Phil Plait
Votes: 99
35.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
What built the Milky Way? New research might now have the answer, revealing an unlikely hero. At the heart of our galaxy sits a super massive black hole, one of the most destructive objects in the Universe. Could it be our creator?
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michio Kaku, Phil Plait
Votes: 91
36.
Deep Time History (2016– )
Episode:
The Rise of Civilization
(2016)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
About 8,000 BC, in a few select places some people begin to experiment with a new way of harvesting energy. They're growing their own crops. An act so simple, it's hard to believe it will ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Markley, Bernard Bullen, Michio Kaku, Sako Karakozian
Votes: 28
37. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,206
38. Sightings (1991–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
A look at the world of the paranormal, including visitors from outer space, ghosts and spirits, cryptozoology, and other phenomena outside the realm of conventional science. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Dale Timothy White, Carla Wohl, Peter James, Kerry Gaynor
Votes: 252
39. Science Club (2012– )
Dara and his team of experts tackle some of the biggest ideas in science, with subjects including the brain, space, music and reproduction.
Stars: Dara O Briain, Alok Jha, Mark Miodownik, Helen Czerski
Votes: 92
40. Future Fantastic (1996)
Documentary
A series of Science Fiction documentaries on a similar theme to the X-Files only true stories. Some of the topics include aliens, our planet, technology and UFO's.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, John Clute, Bruce Sterling, Mark Pauline
Votes: 127
41.
Visions of the Future (2007– )
Episode:
The Quantum Revolution
(2007)
Documentary
Director: Helen Shariatmadari | Stars: Brian Cox, Michio Kaku, Raymond Kurzweil
Votes: 24
42.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Black Holes
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Black Holes,the most powerful destroyers in the Universe, the most mysterious phenomena in the heavens. For years they were only speculation, now modern astronomy is proving them ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 226
43.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Galaxies
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Galaxies, home to stars, planets and us, come in all shapes and sizes. Witnesses the evolution of galaxies; from clouds of cold gas floating in the voids of space 13 billion years ago, to the magnificent spirals that fill our night sky.
Director: Louise Say | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku
Votes: 192
44.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Stars
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The story of how stars were made by the Universe and how Stars then went on to engineer everything else in that very universe. They changed the Universe by spawning further generations of ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Lawrence Krauss, Michelle Thaller
Votes: 190
45. Conan (2010–2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien and his co-host Andy Richter discuss current news topics and interview celebrities and personalities.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band, Jimmy Vivino
Votes: 25,006
46. Deep Time History (2016– )
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
The story of humans is often driven by events from the prehistoric past. How did physics, geology, biology, chemistry shape our history?
Stars: Jonathan Markley, Bernard Bullen, Michio Kaku, Kirk Ryde
Votes: 157
47. Futurescape with James Woods (2013– )
Documentary
Everyday scientists across the country are uncovering radical breakthroughs that have already fundamentally changed the way we think about the world. In FUTURESCAPE each episode explores a ... See full summary »
Stars: Linda MacDonald Glenn, James Woods, Nikki BreAnne Wells, Michio Kaku
Votes: 190
48.
Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (2008– )
Episode:
How to Build a Light Saber
(2010)
TV-G | 21 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
A sword made of pure light that can cut through anything, the light saber 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.
Star: Michio Kaku
Votes: 26
49.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Supernovas
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang, these explosions are where creation and destruction meet. Only now ... See full summary »
Director: Shaun Trevisick | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michio Kaku, Michelle Thaller
Votes: 160
50.
Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2008)
44 min | Documentary
Director: Gary Johnstone | Stars: Judith Croasdell, Albert Einstein, Pedro Ferreira, Stephen Hawking
Votes: 13