S2 E1 ∙ Einstein ∙

James May reveals what we need to know about Albert Einstein, his theories, and just what happened to the famous physicist's brain.

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All episodes for series 2 of James May's Things You Need To Know About Science

S2 E1 · Einstein

James May reveals what we need to know about Albert Einstein and what happened to the physicist's brain.

S2 E2 · Brains

James cranks open our craniums to find out about behaviour, memory, and much, much more.

S2 E3 · Evolution

James May treks off to find out how Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection explains why we are mutants.

S2 E4 · Speed

James explains all we need to know about speed with a fast-moving mix of animation and motion graphics.

S2 E5 · Engineering

James uncovers the fascinating science of engineering with a 'nuts and bolts' account of how things work.

S2 E6 · Chemistry

James distils the essence of all we need to know about chemistry in this edition.