We in the future may leave the earth one day. How will we survive then?
Are we alone in the universe? How to socialize with aliens? What’s more delicious to eat in a space odyssey?
Although humans have lived on the blue planet Earth for generations, since their birth, human beings have never stopped imagining the future and exploring the universe. The pioneering and interesting popular science documentary "Hot Topics About Tomorrow", produced by CCTV and co-produced by Bilibili, uses interesting topics in the future development of mankind as an entry point, and brings together experts in many fields such as deep space exploration and extraterrestrial survival. Come together to discuss "the hot topics of tomorrow" with the audience in an eclectic way through sitcom interpretation and professional analysis. The program will premiere on June 24 and will be broadcast every Monday and Wednesday at 18:00 on CCTV.com, Bilibili, Tencent Video, and iQiyi.
In the documentary, the host Uncle Bias serves as an "observer" and "questioner". On the one hand, he goes to the National Key Science Laboratory and popular science venues to visit experts and scholars. On the other hand, he incarnates as "One Hundred Thousand Whys" as a general audience. "Ziubi" boldly asked the experts: "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" "Why can't we raise chickens, ducks and fish in space?" "Can we humans extend our lifespan by replacing parts like machines?" It seems that The imaginative questions aroused the audience's thirst for knowledge, and also made the interaction between the host and experts full of tension. Knowledge points and laughter flew together, and serious science popularization and funny quotes came out in succession.
The first episode of the documentary begins with the theme "A Space Odyssey, What's More Delicious?" With three questions from his soul: "Who am I? Where do I come from? Where are I going?", Uncle Biscuit and the curator of the Museum of Paleontology of China discussed in depth issues such as the origin of life and the evolution of species. "Humans and dinosaurs are also related." Scientific inference allows the audience to quickly understand the evolutionary concept of "all ancestors share the same ancestry". As for the possibility of future human evolution and extraterrestrial survival plans, Uncle Bi started with the life issue of "what do humans eat in space?" and visited the ground-based comprehensive experimental system that provides technical support for deep space exploration activities such as lunar bases - "Yuegong 1" invited Liu Hong, the chief designer and chief scientist of Yue Gong 1, to explain the reasons for choosing "mealworm" as the food for space survival experiments. Guests such as science fiction writer Liu Cixin and scholar Dai Jinhua also discussed from different perspectives. The possible impact of technology on future human evolution.
From space imagination back to the current status of scientific research, the second episode of the documentary attempts to discuss: Facing the goal of the stars and the sea, what have humans done and how should they do it? From the small theater interpretation of the allusion of "Ten Thousand Houses Flying to the Sky", to the real-life news that "10,000 US dollars can hold a space funeral", to expert science popularization of China's next plan for deep space exploration. Following in the footsteps of host Uncle Biscuit's visit, the audience also truly felt the development of human space exploration from astrology to the moon. In this episode, Li Hongbo, senior researcher and deputy chief engineer of the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, revealed the stories behind the names of "Dongfeng" and "Long March", which not only made the audience shout for knowledge, but also made the current audience understand I have a deeper understanding of the difficulties faced in the initial stage of China's aerospace industry.
After only two episodes were aired, the documentary has become popular among netizens for its unique style. The documentary ranked second on the list of popular online documentaries of Meiland in the integrated communication index, #Volunteer Experiences Moon Survival and Eating Bugs for 200 Days#, #USA Worries Jade Rabbit Has Caught Armstrong’s Footprints#, #中国 Aerospace Knows Names, etc. Topics have been trending on Weibo and Douyin hot lists. Among them, #America is worried that the Jade Rabbit will run over Armstrong’s footprints. It has sparked heated discussions across the Internet and ranked first on Weibo’s hot search list. A sci-fi blogger at Station B commented: “I thought eating mealworms was a test of people’s psychological quality, but I didn’t expect that it was also to protect the psychology of astronauts. Sure enough, every detail involved in aerospace was carefully considered and carefully calculated.Douyin netizens have created short videos of the program and left messages: "The program led by CCTV is avant-garde!" "Some netizens spontaneously commented, "About the daily life in the future, you can eat it as an electronic mustard with rice slices~"
In order to present the scientific exploration behind hot social topics to the audience, the documentary explored the content dimensions of 10 episodes. Including authoritative scholars and experts in many fields such as deep space exploration, extraterrestrial survival, quantum physics, controllable nuclear fusion, etc., and invited many science fiction writers and well-known scholars as guests. The creative team and hosts came to the China Sky Eye Fast Observation Base. "Moon Palace 1" laboratory, "Artificial Sun" all-superconducting Tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device (east), Quantum Superconducting Laboratory of Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Nature, Beijing Ancient Observatory (the oldest existing one in the world) Observatory) and other national key science laboratories and science popularization venues were filmed to make the knowledge popularization in the documentary more realistic and scientific.
The third and fourth episodes of "Hot Topics About Tomorrow" will continue to be broadcast this week. , explore the impact of Mozi’s scientific inventions and the scientific theories contained in his thoughts on future generations, and how human imagination promotes the development of human science and technology. Every Monday and Wednesday at 18:00, CCTV.com, Bilibili, Tencent Video and iQiyi are jointly broadcasting, and we look forward to working with you to unlock this very "wild" survival guide for the future of mankind
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