7.4/10136 votes#1 - Will We Survive First Contact?
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2012
Mankind longs for proof that we are not alone in the universe, but the moment of first contact will certainly mean the end of the world as we know it. Whether that is a bad thing for humanity or the start of a great future is uncertain.
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7.4/10131 votes#2 - Is There a Superior Race?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/6/2012
How different are the races? Is there even such a thing as race? Could technology create a superior race? The answer may tell us where humanity is headed, what our descendants will look like and how they will think.
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7.2/10126 votes#3 - Is the Universe Alive?
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/13/2012
As scientists peer across the galaxy, a new revelation emerges: The universe is shockingly organic. Are the secrets to the life and death of the universe hidden not in physics, but biology? Could it be that the universe is alive?
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7.2/10115 votes#4 - What Makes Us Who We Are?
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/20/2012
What is it that makes you you? Scientists are searching the brain for the core of who we are - some would call it the soul, others, our personal identity. How do we become who we are?
Director: Geoffrey Sharp
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7.2/10113 votes#5 - What Is Nothing?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 6/27/2012
Is empty space really empty? Scientists regard understanding the true nature of empty space may explain where the universe came from, whether it is fated to expand into oblivion or whether it will undergo another dramatic transformation that could destroy everything we know.
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7.3/10107 votes#6 - Can We Resurrect the Dead?
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2012
With cloning and genetic engineering, we can bring back extinct animals. But could we also bring back dead humans? Is it possible to keep our brains alive after our bodies have died? Could we rise from the dead in some strange new form? Can we - should we - resurrect the dead?
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7.4/1099 votes#7 - Can We Eliminate Evil?
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2012
What drives some to torture and kill without remorse? Why do seemingly normal people commit acts of cruelty and violence. Researchers are exploring our inner demons, looking for ways to isolate and neutralize the source of evil in the brain. Is it really possible to change human nature?
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7.5/10112 votes#8 - Mysteries of the Subconscious
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/25/2012
Does your subconscious know more than you ever will, and is your conscious mind holding you back? Do thoughts control actions, or vice versa? Research shows that opening the subconscious may make people healthier and more creative. There are also dangers lurking in the dark recesses of the mind.
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7.3/10102 votes#9 - Will Eternity End?
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/1/2012
Many religious traditions have predicted that our world will come to an apocalyptic end. Scientists agree that Earth can't last forever, but disagree on whether the universe and time itself can ever disappear. Some may hope for eternity, but the possibility of never-ending time has mind-bending implications for the present.
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7.6/10120 votes#10 - Did We Invent God?
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/8/2012
Our belief in a God above explains all we can't understand. Where do religious beliefs come from? Some experts believe God may exist only in our brain, that we are wired to worship the supernatural and that faith in a higher power gives us an evolutionary advantage. Is it possible that God is really just a neurological accident? And does that make Him any less real? Did God invent humanity, or did humanity invent God?
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The Best Episodes of Through the Wormhole Season 3
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Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Science
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Will We Survive First Contact?" is the best rated episode of "Through the Wormhole" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/6/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Is There a Superior Race?".