Water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth, yet we know little about the ocean bottom as humans cannot reach these depths unassisted. Robotic submersibles allow us to explore this alien landscape. How can a robot survive the crushing pressure and pitch blackness of the ocean bottom? What are the challenges for sensing and navigation? We will investigate these questions with stunning footage and insights from the documentary Dive to the Bottom of the World.

Scientists and engineers intentionally break things all the time. It helps us understand how they’ll break and more importantly, what we can do to prevent them from failing. Failure is an important part of the design and discovery process. From skyscrapers and bridges to lawn chairs we’ll look at the forces that bring them down and use our insight to improve them.

This stunning high-definition movie will serve as the springboard for a lively discussion about the science behind the beauty and wonder of nature.