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World Science U provides a unique educational experience for you, with Brian Greene and other renowned professors leading the way, accompanied by state-of-the-art production. The diverse course offerings let you spend minutes, hours, days, or months on a subject—whatever fits your schedule.

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The Past and Future of Unification

The Past and Future of Unification

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Theoretical physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf explores how physicists are striving for the long-sought unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity, with string theory being a leading contender. 

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Venom: Kill or Cure?

Venom: Kill or Cure?

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Biochemist Mandë Holford explores the transformative powers of venom in biomedical research from its evolution in animals to its breakthrough use for treating pain, epilepsy, and hypertension and its untapped potential for future therapeutics. 

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A New Approach To The Search For Extraterrestrial Life

A New Approach To The Search For Extraterrestrial Life

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Astrobiologist Sara Walker challenges our understanding of life and how we might search for life in the universe by looking for signatures of information-generating structures and applying systems-level analysis. 

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The Challenging Search for Elusive Dark Matter

The Challenging Search for Elusive Dark Matter

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Astrophysicist Katherine Freese explores the origins and composition of our universe, a quarter of which is thought to be comprised of dark matter, and how scientists are searching for the elusive particles that might comprise dark matter. 

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Computational Language: A New Kind of Science

Computational Language: A New Kind of Science

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Stephen Wolfram offers a new way to understand the natural world using models of simple programs and shares how computational language has the potential to impact the way humans and computers communicate in the future, with a focus on the increasing power of AI and machine learning. 

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Einstein's Astrophysical Messengers

Einstein's Astrophysical Messengers

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Gabriela González's team at LIGO uses ground-based experiments to search for gravitational waves produced by black holes. In this Master Class, learn how they conduct this search and what mysteries they hope to solve about our universe.

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Nature's Constituents

Nature's Constituents

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With the discovery of the Higgs particle in 2013, the Standard Model came closer to being a complete theory. In this Master Class, Maria Spiropulu, Professor of Physics at Caltech, examines the robustness of the Standard Model, and takes a look at the future of particle physics.

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Oceans in Peril

Oceans in Peril

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Explore the challenges facing our oceans today, and why we should care. From industrial fishing to pollution to climate change, the damage to the seas risks becoming irreversible. Learn how we can still make a difference. 

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The Monster at the Heart of our Galaxy

The Monster at the Heart of our Galaxy

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Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist Andrea Ghez tells the story of how we’ve been able to find a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

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The Biology of Consciousness

The Biology of Consciousness

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How can we experimentally probe consciousness? Neuroscientist Christof Koch guides you through the research he conducts at the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Rewriting the Code of Life with CRISPR

Rewriting the Code of Life with CRISPR

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Sam Sternberg explains the breakthrough technology CRISPR that allows scientists to rewrite genetic code and, in doing so, erase the mutations that cause disease and enhance plants and animals with new traits.

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Dark Side of the Universe

Dark Side of the Universe

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In 1998, theoretical cosmologist Michael Turner coined the term "dark energy." Since then, he has worked to combine cosmology and particle physics to understand the origin and evolution of the universe.

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Exploring the Warped Universe

Exploring the Warped Universe

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On September 14, 2015, the LIGO gravitational wave detectors made the first confirmed detection of a gravitational wave. Join physicist Nergis Mavalvala as she takes you on an incredible journey from LIGO's humble beginnings to its groundbreaking discovery.

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Loop Quantum Gravity

Loop Quantum Gravity

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Carlo Rovelli is the discoverer of a theory that attempts to bridge the divide between quantum mechanics and general relativity. Join him as he gives a detailed overview of loop quantum gravity.

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The Edges of the Universe

The Edges of the Universe

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Breakthrough Prize winner Andrew Strominger and string theorist Cumrun Vafa rediscovered the elusive quantity of black hole entropy in a groundbreaking calculation. Join Professor Strominger for an overview of how string theory has allowed us to understand how, and where, black holes store information. 

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