Harnessing the Power of Information
We think humans have created huge amounts of information. But in fact, it's a tiny amount compared to the information needed to describe the universe. Using beautiful slow-motion footage of a water droplet, presenter Jim Al-Khalili gives us a sense of just how much of what goes on in the physical world is hidden from us.
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