Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestThroughout history, one thing has never changed - time. It is something we rely on to plan our lives, and it is consistent, regular and ceaseless. But is it? High in the Alps, Michio encounters a mystery - tiny particles called muons which shouldn't exist. They don't last long enough to be detected on Earth - and yet here they are. The answer to this mystery lies in one of the greatest discoveries of all time - Einstein's theory of relativity. The faster you travel, the slower time ticks. So time is not fixed at all.
Time is a 2006 documentary television series first broadcast on BBC Four in the United Kingdom. It is written and presented by Michio Kaku.
Writing
Kaku makes quantum physics feel like gossip about the universe.
Production
Trippy visuals that somehow clarify instead of confuse.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michio Kaku filmed this between writing two bestsellers and casually appearing in like forty other documentaries. The man's a machine.
This dropped right when YouTube science explainer culture was exploding—Kaku basically grandfathered the entire genre of 'charming physicist makes you feel stupid in a fun way'.
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