The itinerary
Four adventures, 19 episodes
From the blind spot in your eye to Voyager’s pale blue dot: the journey’s table of contents. Every episode opens with a challenge and ends on the question that leads to the next.
Start the journeyAdventure I
The Great Illusionist
What if everything you perceive were a hallucination… a perfectly tuned one?
- Episode 1: The Hole in Your EyeClose your left eye: a dot is about to disappear.
- Episode 2: Memory, the StorytellerRead fifteen words. You will remember a sixteenth.
- Episode 3: Who Decides?A bat and a ball cost $1.10. Answer quickly.
- Episode 4: The Ghost in the MirrorCross two fingers and touch your nose.
Adventure II
The Emotion Factory
Why do we cry over things that don’t exist?
- Episode 1: The ChillsA melody stops before the end. You know how it ends.
- Episode 2: Four Chords and a LoopFour chords. Hundreds of hits. Listen.
- Episode 3: Twenty-Four Lies a SecondDoes a galloping horse ever have all four hooves off the ground? Place your bet.
- Episode 4: Once Upon a TimeThree geometric shapes move around. You will see a drama.
- Episode 5: Red Does Not ExistWhat color are these strawberries? Check with the eyedropper.
Adventure III
Other People
Do you really think for yourself?
- Episode 1: The Sixth SubjectFive strangers answer before you. They are all wrong.
- Episode 2: The Christmas TruceA stranger offers you $2 out of $10. Do you accept?
- Episode 3: Words That Make You See“Bouba” or “kiki”? You already know.
- Episode 4: The Stone at the Bottom of the SeaThis $50 bill: what is the paper really worth?
- Episode 5: The Pigeon and the ScreenA button. Nothing forces you to press it.
Adventure IV
Facing Infinity
What can a lump of matter understand… about the infinity it is made of?
- Episode 1: The Infinite HotelAre there more whole numbers than even numbers?
- Episode 2: Light That HesitatesGrains of light facing two slits. Where do they land?
- Episode 3: Elastic TimeCount ten seconds in your head. We are timing you.
- Episode 4: The Pale Blue DotHere is a photo. Find Earth in it.
- Episode 5: Who Is There?Close your eyes. Look for the one who is thinking.