Episode

Horizon: If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed

Name: Horizon: If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed
Released: 1971-10-11
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Can new born babies solve complex problems? Horizon works with psychologists to see how they measure this capacity.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 23
Air date: 1971-10-11
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

If at First You Don't Succeed... You Don't Succeed is Episode 23 in 1971 of Horizon. It aired on 1971-10-11. The runtime is 60 min.

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