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This is GENIUS

Mondays 8.30pm AEST/NZST National Geographic

Geoffrey Rush stars as Albert Einstein, the rebellious and imaginative patent clerk who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate but could unlock the mysteries of the universe.
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Watch First Episode Of The Surgery Ship HERE

Tuesdays 7.30pm AEST Nat Geo People

Giant tumors, corkscrew legs, cancer, and ethical debates – these are just some of the challenges that a dedicated team of volunteers face while working for a year on a floating hospital in Africa.
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Origins: The Journey Of Humankind

Thursdays 8.30pm AEDT/NZDT

Jason Silva rewinds all the way back to the beginning of humankind and traces the innovations that made us modern. We focus on the influence of key elements - fire, tools, transportation - have had on history and the world.

Follow Video Genius Trailer: Who Is Einstein? Albert Einstein was never just one thing. Genius, a global event series starring Geoffrey Rush, premieres Monday 8.30pm April 24 on National Geographic.

Follow Video On Thin Ice Australian National Geographic photographer Jason Edwards travels to Antarctica to explore the dangers and beauty found in the areas surrounding New Zealand’s Scott Base, where scientists and explorers are literally working on thin ice.

Follow Video Treating Arachnophobia Workshops run at the Australian Museum

Win Tickets to the International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes

For the first time in Australia, immerse yourself in the most comprehensive display of Sherlock pop culture items since his creation 127 years ago, only at the Powerhouse Museum.

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Event How Can You Help Mercy Ships?

Moved by this week's episode of Surgery Ship? Find out how to donate or volunteer here.

News Geoffrey Rush Explains Why Playing Einstein is 'Scary' Yet 'Delicious'

To star in the series Genius, actor Geoffrey Rush studied Einstein’s scientific theories—but also, his eccentricities and misfortunes.

Follow We need pristine seas not only to understand what we have lost. But to determine what the ocean of the future will be. Further Enric Sala

Follow Photos Behind the Scenes of Genius

News 5 Ways Einstein Was A Regular Guy

A free digital archive of his personal papers reveals what we all share with the 20th century's greatest mind.

Follow A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new Further Albert Einstein

Follow Photos Antarctic Ice

News Watch: Medieval Mausoleum Relocated to Escape Dam Flooding

The 541-year-old structure gave way to Turkey’s largest hydroelectric dam, but the fate of other historic monuments—and local residents—remains murky.

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This is GENIUS

Watch First Episode Of The Surgery Ship HERE

Origins: The Journey Of Humankind

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