Brief introduction:

Liu Cixin, a science fiction writer and author of “The Three Body Problem”, is a man with an extraordinary mind. Few people have taken such complex theories and technologies and woven them together to create such beautiful stories and imaginative worlds. Now, Liu, and some of the world’s leading scientists are going to reveal the secrets behind his stories. Each film in this series will focus on a key areas of science and technology from Liu’s books.

From a series of master interviews Liu will introduce and set up the significance of each, before sitting back as the films travel across the globe —— and cosmos —— to uncover what the latest research reveals about the key science and philosophical questions at the heart of each.