Proof of Concept
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Science, Technology
In this light-hearted documentary series, MIT-trained physicist Dianna Cowern (from the YouTube channel Physics Girl) demonstrates mathematical, philosophical and scientific concepts through games and thought experiments.
Her guests include human comedian Reggie Watts and robot comedian Jon The Robot, and mathematician Eugenia Chang.
In the series premiere, "Conceiving Consciousness": Simone Giertz, Reggie Watts and Naomi Fitter join Dianna for an exploration of what consciousness is and whether it can ever be understood.
Also, a robot tells jokes.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Randomness & Probability": Comedian Maz Jobrani and Blackjack legend Mike Aponte play the odds.
Meanwhile, Dianna finds order in chaos, and just maybe hacks the stock market.
Future Warfare
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series
War never stops evolving.
The battlefields of the First World War were vastly different to the battlefields of today.
The sprawls of trenches and tangles of barbed wire have given way to highly mobile and ever-changing theatres of battle.
Yet the future of warfare still lies beyond these battlefields to the uncharted reaches of outer space, and even to the digital realm...
Technological advancements in the military have paved the way for changes in our day-to-day lives; military invention is behind the Internet, GPS and even microwave ovens and duct tape.
But warfare takes technology further - from self-targeting smart guns to antimatter weaponry, lethal autonomous robots to the real-world threats of cyberspace.
Understanding this military future is essential for understanding the potential future of all of our lives.
Across four episodes we look at the game changers in military capabilities that are resetting the character of current and future warfare, which will thrust our world into a new era.
Using historical context to set up the precursors to current military technological trends, expert interviews, file footage and cutting-edge CGI with original filming, the series will reveal the fascinating future of warfare.
In the series premiere, "Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy": Artificial intelligence and autonomy are no longer just the realm of science fiction.
As a key part of the fourth industrial revolution, and with the speed of warfare increasing exponentially, successfully harnessing the power of this new technology will be integral to the success of future warfare.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Cyber Warfare": The way that wars are fought is constantly evolving.
In the warfare of today and the future, it's the push of a button rather than the pull of a trigger.
The real-world battlefield has morphed from the bloody trenches of the front line into an age of cyber warfare.
Rick and Morty 6
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Rick and Morty follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe.
Rick Sanchez is living with his daughter Beth's family and constantly bringing her, his son-in-law Jerry, granddaughter Summer, and grandson Morty into intergalactic escapades.
It's Season 6 and Rick and Morty are back!
Pick up where we left them, worse for wear and down on their luck.
Will they manage to bounce back for more adventures? Or will they get swept up in an ocean of piss! Who knows?!
Piss! Family! Intrigue! A bunch of dinosaurs! More piss!
Another can't miss season.
In the Season 6 premiere, "Solaricks": The Smiths deal with last season's fallout, and Rick and Morty are stranded in space floating in the remnants of the Citadel.