S1 E1 • The creator

Creating is a deed that captivates minds. Today, we are better creators than ever before. We will see how we can play with conditions for creating life, make anything we can think of with the code of life itself, and replace parts of our body. Will science render us creators in the primordial sense of the word?

Première diffusion : 7 mai 2017

S1 E2 • The conqueror

Humankind conquered the world, in order to survive, and conquers his fellow humans with new ideas. We will see how we as a species have conquered the earth, how we still compete with viruses, and how quantum theory conquers China. How are conquests and science connected?

Première diffusion : 14 mai 2017

S1 E3 • The maker

The maker grasps humankind as builders. We make new constructions with building blocks from nature, which we manipulate at the same time. We will see how that leads us to new materials, new connections between people and new bursts of creativity. Will we be able to build everything we wish for?

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2017

S1 E4 • The explorer

The explorer peers beyond our known borders and discloses the unknown. We will get a glimpse of the secrets of life, both on earth and elsewhere in the universe, and zoom in on the peculiar history of our own planet. What are the borders yet to cross?

Première diffusion : 28 mai 2017

S1 E5 • The illusionist

As humans, we construct our view of reality from the input provided by our senses. How does that work? And how can we make a robot experience something similar? What would the world be like with human minds and artificial ones living together?

Première diffusion : 4 juin 2017

S1 E6 • The dreamer

It is through our wildest dreams that we achieve new knowledge. We see dreams of feeding the world with insects, dreams of a synthesis of the fundamental theories of physics, and dreams of our future as extraterrestrials. What if science renders the unimaginable imaginable?

Première diffusion : 11 juin 2017

S1 E7 • The searcher

We keep expanding our knowledge, and sometimes we know exactly what we are looking for. Patterns in apparent chaos, new elements or a key for translating old and forgotten languages. We are sure they exist. But how can we find them?

Première diffusion : 25 juin 2017

S1 E8 • The player

Humans and animals play and this renders them familiar with their environments. We zoom in on scientists who combine play and mathematics, and see how playing with matter yields new materials with special properties. How are humans as players related to science?

Première diffusion : 2 juillet 2017

S1 E9 • The thinker

Our brains are constantly aware of our place in reality. How does this work for animals? Does an objective reality even exist, and does it leave any room for something like god? Where will our thinking lead us?

Première diffusion : 9 juillet 2017

S1 E10 • The connector

Humankind, society and technology are dramatically influenced by science. In this episode we connect all the knowledge of The Mind of the Universe in an overarching outlook on the future. What is the future of humanity, society, and knowledge?

Première diffusion : 16 juillet 2017