- Curiosity (TV series)
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Curiosity Composer(s) Sheridan Tongue Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 16 Production Executive producer(s) Alan Eyres
Ben Bowie
John Smithson
Susan WinslowEditor(s) Simon Greenwood
Ben HardingCamera setup Multiple-Camera Setup Running time 42 minutes Production company(s) Darlow Smithson Productions Distributor Discovery Channel Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel (U.S.) Original run 7 August 2011 – PresentExternal links Website Curiosity is a Discovery Channel show. It premiered on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 8 pm. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society, such as why the Titanic sank, and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode entitled "Did God Create the Universe?" which aired simultaneously on seven Discovery Communications networks: Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet, Science, Investigation Discovery and Planet Green. Season one will feature 16 episodes.
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Episodes
# Title Main Point Host Original Air Date 1 Did God Create the Universe? The creation of the universe is explored from religious and scientific standpoints. Stephen Hawking August 7, 2011 2 Alien Invasion: Are We Ready? Scientists and military strategists weigh in on what would happen if aliens invaded Earth Michelle Rodriguez August 14, 2011 3 Why Is Sex Fun? Examining sex. Maggie Gyllenhaal August 21, 2011 4 Titanic: What Sank Titanic? Examining how the Titanic sank via trial records that detailed the event and re-creation of the tragedy. Bill Paxton August 28, 2011 5 Parallel Universes – Are They Real? Parallel Universes and research that suggests there is more than one version of reality are discussed. Morgan Freeman September 4, 2011 6 What's Beneath America? Examining how America was geologically formed. Martin Sheen September 11, 2011 7 How Will The World End? End-of-the-world scenarios, including the Mayan prediction for Dec. 21, 2012, are examined from a scientific perspective. Samuel L. Jackson September 18, 2011 8 What Destroyed Atlantis? (Atlantis Uncovered) The destruction of Atlantis is discussed. Terry O'Quinn September 25, 2011 9 I, Caveman Examining how cavemen lived through an experiment in which a group of men and women, including filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, try to survive in the wild using only Stone Age technology (2 hour episode) Morgan Spurlock October 2, 2011 10 What Really Lies Beneath Egypt? Only 1% of Ancient Egypt has been discovered - 99% remains hidden. Now for the first time, we can reveal it. Using unique satellite archaeology to blow away the sands, this landmark film reveals Egypt's ancient land as it was 4,000 years ago. Brendan Fraser October 9, 2011 11 Can You Live Forever? What would it be like to be immortal? It's the year 2967 and Adam Savage is 1000 years old. He reflects on his long life revealing how science in the 21st century transformed his body, creating a supercharged cyber-human, allowing him to live forever. Adam Savage October 16, 2011 12 World's Dirtiest Man It may be surprising to learn there are 10 times more things living on you than cells in your body. From the flora of our guts to the fauna on our skin and hair, this episode explores the wildlife park that is the human body in stunning microscopic detail. Mike Rowe October 23, 2011 13 How Evil Are You? Are people born evil, or is profound wickedness something you must learn? Eli Roth October 30, 2011 14 Life Before Birth It's meant to be a joyous event - in reality, it's a gripping battle for survival. Using cutting edge technology, we go inside the womb and follow the story from conception to birth, showing how the struggle for life turns into the miracle of birth. Courteney Cox November 6, 2011 15 What's America Worth?[1][2] Ever wondered how much America is worth? Imagine putting a dollar amount on everything in America -- all the land, the resources under our feet, our homes and possessions, even the water we drink and the air we breathe. For the first time, Donald Trump puts a value on it all. Donald Trump November 13, 2011 16 Your Body on Drugs Four drugs show the effects of drugs on the human body Robin Williams November 20, 2011 Curiosity Project
The development of "Curiosity: The Questions of Our Life", was announced in September 2009. It was to answer questions and mysteries in fields like space, biology, geology, medicine, physics, technology, nature, archaeology, history, and the human mind. Each episode costs 1 million dollars to produce. It was considered as Discovery's groundbreaking series like Planet Earth and Life. Originally, this series was to be a monthly show airing 12 one-hour episodes each year for 5 years beginning in January 2011. The host was supposed to be Dan Riskin.
Curiosity.com
The website was opened in June 2011. It was to be an expert Q&A site, where experts and scholars tried to answer some of life's most profound questions. The 32 topics in site ranges from biodiversity to nanotechnology. So far 12,000 questions have been answered.
Notes
External links
- http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/curiosity/ April 4, 2011
- http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/04/discovery-to-simulcast-curiosity-premiere-across-7-networks/99645/
- http://realitytvwebsite.com/RealityTVNews/Discovery-Channel-Announces-CURIOSITY---Premieres-August-7-at-8pm-ET.html
- http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090910discovery01
- http://press.discovery.com/emea/discovery-corporate/press-releases/2010/dan-riskin-named-host-discovery-channels-multi-yea/
- http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2011/06/20/discovery-launches-curiosity-com-expert-qa-site/
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/space-exploration/did-god-create-universe-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/space-exploration/alien-invasion-are-we-ready-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/neuroscience/why-is-sex-fun-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/materials-science/what-sank-titanic-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/space-exploration/is-there-a-parallel-universe-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/space-exploration/whats-beneath-america-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/space-exploration/how-will-the-world-end-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/materials-science/what-destroyed-atlantis-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/intelligence/i-caveman-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/materials-science/egypt-what-lies-beneath-episode.htm
- http://www.aoltv.com/2011/09/28/exclusive-sneak-peek-curiosity-can-you-live-forever/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl14%7Csec3_lnk3%7C100091
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/materials-science/worlds-dirtiest-man-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/intelligence/how-evil-are-you-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/neuroscience/life-before-birth-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/materials-science/america-what-is-it-worth-episode.htm
- http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/neuroscience/your-body-on-drugs-episode.htm
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