Brian takes an audience, with the help of celebrity guests, on a journey into the wonderful universe of The Doctor, in a specially recorded programme from the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 　　Brian reveals the science behind the spectacle and explains the physics that allows Doctor Who to travel through space and time. Fun, but filled with real science, it’s a special night for Who fans as well anyone with a thirst for understanding. 　　Brian is in the unique position of knowing The Doctor’s universe inside out as well as the reality behind the drama. When the TARDIS travels through time and space, Brian understands the physics involved. And when it comes to life on other planets, Brian knows the real science that could prove extra-terrestrial life might just really exist in our galaxy.

Like all great science fiction shows, there are kernels of truth and nuggets of science fact scattered throughout the incredible “Doctor Who” universe. In this special, we are going to explore these dynamic “Doctor Who” moments where science fiction and science fact converge and mingle.

简　　介: 　　追根溯源：哲学和黑客帝国– 学者、哲学家和理论家解构黑客三部曲 　　难题：小说背后的科学 – 真实的矩阵是否可信？相关技术的调查 　　The Roots of The Matrix”这张碟中包含两个各长一小时的重要节目：“Return To Source: Philosophy %26amp; The Matrix”和“The Hard Problem: The Science Behind The Fiction”。前者从哲学的角度分析了The Matrix系列电影的众多含义，多位哲学家、大学教授和作者悉数登场，不断引经据典，探讨三部曲电影的哲学意义，他们谈到的很多话题在我们以前的一些讨论中也或多或少提到过，所以听来甚是亲切，它也为两位哲学家所做的随片评论做出了更多的补充，绝对是Matrix迷们不可错过的节目；后者则从科学的角度探讨了人工智能、机器人、人类思维研究等方面的问题，多位人工智能科学家、生物科学家、科幻小说作家和网络游戏制作者畅谈他们对科技和AI发展的看法以及在发展过程中遇到的难题。这张碟还有一个同样精彩的彩蛋，彩蛋中的7个小片段也分别是Return To Source和The Hard Problem的补充，比如“The Writer's Journey”一书的作者Christopher Vogler伴随The Matrix的电影片段来讲述英雄故事的写作模式，哲学家分析剧中人物名字和车牌号的含义，圣杯和Merovingian的传说，机器是上帝而Smith是耶稣的说法，科学家演示讲解分子重组机器人和纳米科技，等等，这些小片段都给我们带来更多来自影片内外的不同体验。

该剧讲述了名为“Doctor”的神秘外星时间旅行者，随着他的时空机器TARDIS的冒险故事，他的时空机器外观看上去像1950年代的警亭。博士带着他的伙伴罗斯在时间、空间中探索悠游、打击邪恶力量、拯救文明、帮助人民、纠正错误、解决各类问题。