7 hrs 9 mins | Childrens Fiction | Fantasy and MagicHow does magic in J. K. Rowling’s universe work? Finally, the scientific secrets of the Harry Potter universe are revealed!
The insanely popular Harry Potter books and movies have brought the idea of magic and sorcery into mainstream. Modern muggle scientists have uncovered explanations to the seemingly impossible, including answers to such questions as:
-Will we ever see an invisibility cloak?
-How hazardous is a flying broomstick like the Nimbus 2000?
-How has medicine made powerful potions from peculiar plants? (Felix Felicis, anyone?)
-Can scientists ever demonstra...
How does magic in J. K. Rowling’s universe work? Finally, the scientific secrets of the Harry Potter universe are revealed!
The insanely popular Harry Potter books and movies have brought the idea of magic and sorcery into mainstream. Modern muggle scientists have uncovered explanations to the seemingly impossible, including answers to such questions as:
-Will we ever see an invisibility cloak?
-How hazardous is a flying broomstick like the Nimbus 2000?
-How has medicine made powerful potions from peculiar plants? (Felix Felicis, anyone?)
-Can scientists ever demonstrate Wingardium Leviosa, or the flying power of a Golden Snitch?
-Is it possible to stupefy someone?
-And many more!
Often perceived as a supernatural force, magic captivates and delights its audience because of its seeming ability to defy physics and logic. But did you ever wonder if science has any explanation for these fantastic feats?
The Science of Harry Potter examines the scientific principles behind some of the spells, scenes, and games that Harry, Hermione, Ron and Dumbledore love best. Author Mark Brake, whose The Science of Star Wars was a knockout success, has found the answers to satisfy the curious spirits of muggles everywhere. Here is a perfect Harry Potter listen for anyone obsessed enough to stand in line to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child or Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Witches and wizards and even muggles everywhere will be fascinated by the merging of this improbable realm and real science!
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 001 Opening Credits |
0 mins 20 secs |
| 2. | 002 The Science Of Harry Potter What Lies behind the Study of Astronomy at Hogwarts |
9 mins 05 secs |
| 3. | 003 The Science Of Harry Potter Did Nature, Like Magic, Conjure Something out of Nothing |
9 mins 13 secs |
| 4. | 004 The Science Of Harry Potter What Is the Real Story of the Quest for the Sorcerer's Stone |
10 mins 37 secs |
| 5. | 005 The Science Of Harry Potter The Dream of Alchemy - Where Do Base Metals Truly Turn into Gold |
8 mins 36 secs |
| 6. | 006 The Science Of Harry Potter Merlin - How Does Legend Compare with Canon |
15 mins 13 secs |
| 7. | 007 The Science Of Harry Potter Who Really Was the Last Great Wizard |
8 mins 34 secs |
| 8. | 008 The Science Of Harry Potter How Would Hermione's Time-Turner Work |
8 mins 09 secs |
| 9. | 009 The Science Of Harry Potter Does Science Have Limits, Like J.K. Rowling's Limits of Magic |
9 mins 01 secs |
| 10. | 010 The Science Of Harry Potter What Kind of Prophecy Is Possible |
8 mins 36 secs |
| 11. | 011 The Science Of Harry Potter How Do Voldemort's Death Eaters Rate on the 14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism |
22 mins 14 secs |
| 12. | 012 The Science Of Harry Potter Could Scientists Be the Modern Wizards |
8 mins 40 secs |
| 13. | 013 The Science Of Harry Potter Can Scientists Demonstrate Wingardium Leviosa |
12 mins 59 secs |
| 14. | 014 The Science Of Harry Potter How Hazardous Is a Flying Broomstick |
11 mins 52 secs |
| 15. | 015 The Science Of Harry Potter Can Muggles Make a Motorcar That Flies |
11 mins 51 secs |
| 16. | 016 The Science Of Harry Potter Could Science Develop Moody's Mad Eye |
7 mins 16 secs |
| 17. | 017 The Science Of Harry Potter When Will Muggles Develop Moving Portraits |
9 mins 21 secs |
| 18. | 018 The Science Of Harry Potter How Could You Make Your Own Marauder's Map to Skip Class |
10 mins 00 secs |
| 19. | 019 The Science Of Harry Potter How Would We Fashion a Working Weasley Family Clock |
7 mins 26 secs |
| 20. | 020 The Science Of Harry Potter Can Technology Replicate the Reductor Curse |
12 mins 59 secs |
| 21. | 021 The Science Of Harry Potter How Could a Wizard Make Great Balls of Fire |
12 mins 29 secs |
| 22. | 022 The Science Of Harry Potter Is the Bezoar a Real Antidote |
9 mins 07 secs |
| 23. | 023 The Science Of Harry Potter Devil's Snare - What Are the Real Life Flesh-Eating Plants |
9 mins 21 secs |
| 24. | 024 The Science Of Harry Potter How Has Medicine Made Powerful Potions from Peculiar Plants |
15 mins 03 secs |
| 25. | 025 The Science Of Harry Potter The Psychology of Sex - Do Real-Life Love Potions Work |
6 mins 18 secs |
| 26. | 026 The Science Of Harry Potter Have Spy Agencies Used Their Own Version of a Veritaserum Potion |
9 mins 42 secs |
| 27. | 027 The Science Of Harry Potter Will Humans Evolve Legilimency and Occlumency Like Snape |
9 mins 13 secs |
| 28. | 028 The Science Of Harry Potter Could Evolution Produce Its Own Fluffy |
7 mins 45 secs |
| 29. | 029 The Science Of Harry Potter Where and When Might Harry Find Dragons |
9 mins 06 secs |
| 30. | 030 The Science Of Harry Potter Why Would Pigeons, and Not Owls, Make a Wizard's Best Friend |
9 mins 32 secs |
| 31. | 031 The Science Of Harry Potter Is It Possible to Stupefy Someone |
10 mins 07 secs |
| 32. | 033 The Science Of Harry Potter Platform 9 - Are There Real Hidden Railway Stations in London |
9 mins 55 secs |
| 33. | 034 The Science Of Harry Potter How Could You Make a Room of Requirement |
7 mins 41 secs |
| 34. | 035 The Science Of Harry Potter Are Force Fields the Muggle Version of Shield Charms |
8 mins 51 secs |
| 35. | 036 The Science Of Harry Potter Could Age Lines Ever Become a Real Technology |
12 mins 43 secs |
| 36. | 037 The Science Of Harry Potter Will Society Develop Arithmancy |
10 mins 45 secs |
| 37. | 038 The Science Of Harry Potter Could Muggles Master the Memory Transfer of a Pensieve |
8 mins 42 secs |
| 38. | 039 The Science Of Harry Potter Can Muggles Develop Their Own Form of Teleportation |
8 mins 32 secs |
| 39. | 040 The Science Of Harry Potter What Technology Is the Muggle Version of the Horcrux |
9 mins 30 secs |
| 40. | 041 The Science Of Harry Potter Is It Just Wizards and Witches Who Wave Wands |
11 mins 40 secs |
| 41. | 042 The Science Of Harry Potter Lumos! How Can a Wand Give off Light |
13 mins 24 secs |
| 42. | 043 The Science Of Harry Potter Will We Ever See an Invisibility Cloak |
14 mins 00 secs |
| 43. | 044 Closing Credits |
0 mins 53 secs |
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