Horizon2011-2012Episodes Episode guide

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1. The Hunt for AI

   15/15Horizon investigates how close humankind is to creating artificial intelligence.
2. The Transit of Venus

   14/15A Horizon special about the rare astronomical event occurring on June 5th 2012.
3. Defeating Cancer

   13/15Horizon follows three people as they undergo remarkable new cancer treatments.
4. Global Weirding

   12/15Horizon follows the scientists who are investigating a rise in freak weather patterns.
5. The Truth about Fat

   11/15Surgeon Gabriel Weston learns the truth about why so many people are piling on the pounds.
6. Out of Control?

   10/15Scientists reveal how we might not always be in control of what we feel and think.
7. Solar Storms - The Threat to Planet Earth

   9/15How a predicted spate of impending solar storms may affect our technological civilisation.
8. The Truth about Exercise

   8/15Uncovering research that has the power to make us all live longer and healthier lives.
9. Playing God

   7/15Adam Rutherford meets a new creature created by American scientists - the spider-goat.
10. Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?

    6/15Professor Jim Al-Khalili visits Japan to discover whether nuclear power is safe.
11. Are You Good or Evil?

    5/15Featuring scientists studying psychopathic killers and searching for the 'moral molecule'.
12. The Core

    4/15Scientists are uncovering a bizarre, alien world that lies 4,000 miles beneath our feet.
13. The Nine Months That Made You

    3/15Horizon reveals how the time in the womb could affect your health and personality.
14. Seeing Stars

    2/15How a new generation of supertelescopes are helping astronomers explore the universe.
15. Do You See What I See?

    1/15Horizon reveals the science behind our perception of colour, a highly subjective illusion.