Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Season 1
TV-PG
Professor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet's beauty is created by just a handful of forces.
Where to Watch Forces of Nature with Brian Cox • Season 1
4 Episodes
- The Universe in a Snowflake
E1The Universe in a SnowflakeProfessor Cox tries to explain how the fundamental forces of nature, especially gravity, shape realty into the tiniest details, even what seems as random as the endless variation among snowflakes. He also shows with Catalonia's traditional human pyramids and the hexagonal basic shape of bee hives -to store honey which is perilously harvested in the Himalayas- how geometry vitally distributes forces. - Somewhere in Spacetime
E2Somewhere in SpacetimeBrian Cox considers the rotations and gravitation of earth and moon, whose (inter)actions dictate tides, tropical storms and floods. Cosmic clashes shaped the celestial bodies and tilted the earth, crucial for the seasons. He also ponders on the relativity of time, which can be considered an illusion as a component of Einstein's space-time continuum. - The Moth And The Flame
E3The Moth And The FlameBrian Cox considers the natural earthly elements, many of which have a vital role for forms of life. In Indonesia and Tanzania he shows sulfur and iron mining. Priordial however is water, the combination of hydrogen and oxygen. In Iceland Brian show the power of hydro-thermal processes, active in both planet and living bodies.
