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The Einstein Challenge

The Einstein Challenge

Two world-class experts compete to best explain seriously complicated concepts to a panel of kids.
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Season 114 of 13 Episodes

  • Two aeronautical experts from NASA face-off to explain everything from how planes take off to how a stealth bomber makes itself invisible.

  • Two physicists explain thermodynamics and extreme altitude by tackling questions about parachutes and diving to the ocean's greatest depths.

  • Two historical weapons experts explain ancient warfare by demonstrating the use of weapons like the trebuchet, hwacha and Greek fire.

  • Experts in environment studies explain the great garbage patch, the sinking of the Titanic, and the causes of an avalanche, among other natural and man-made disasters.

  • Dr. Greg Ojakangas and Grant Harkness tackle the deadlier aspects of space through topics like the perils of colonizing Mars and the risk of removing one's helmet in space.

  • Meteorologists Mike Nelson and Matthew Cappucci explain the formation of sinkholes, thundersnow and the supercell tornado among other extreme weather events.

  • Two historians go head-to-head explaining revolutionary inventions ranging from dynamite to the telephone.

  • Two engineers answer the big questions: why skyscrapers don't fall down in an earthquake, and why doesn't a roller coaster fly off its tracks?

  • Paleontologists face-off on the topic of dinosaurs, including the supersonic power of the Apatosaurus' tail, the fearsome jaws of Tyrannosaurus Rex and exactly how a giant asteroid meant the end for dinosaurs.

  • Authorities in Roman history try to explain all things Ancient Rome to the panel, including how Roman bathrooms work, and how lions and gladiators faced off in mortal combat in the Colosseum.

  • Expert professors specializing in World War II History explain topics that include the D-Day invasion and cracking the enigma code.

  • Food experts explain the less glamorous aspects of the food; how to make gelatin, the secrets of competitive eating and why you should approach a pufferfish with extreme caution.

  • Food experts explain the less glamorous aspects of the food; how to make gelatin, the secrets of competitive eating and why you should approach a pufferfish with extreme caution.

  • Two historians explain to the panel the perils and triumphs of the Dark Ages, from the Black Death through the invention of Guttenberg's printing press.
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