Curiosity is a Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...

 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

Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...

 networks: Discovery Channel, TLC

TLC (TV channel)

TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...

, Discovery Fit and Health, Animal Planet

Animal Planet

Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...

, Science, Investigation Discovery and Planet Green. Season one will feature 16 episodes.

Episodes

#	Title	Main Point	Host	Original Air Date
1	Did God Create the Universe?	The creation of the universe Universe The Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...  is explored from religious and scientific standpoints.	Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
2	Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?	Scientists and military strategists weigh in on what would happen if aliens invaded Earth	Michelle Rodriguez Michelle Rodriguez Mayte Michelle Rodríguez , known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil,...
3	Why Is Sex Fun?	Examining sex.	Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal Margaret Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal born November 16, 1977) is an American actress. She is the daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She made her screen debut when she began to appear in her father's films...
4	Titanic: What Sank Titanic?	Examining how the Titanic sank via trial records that detailed the event and re-creation of the tragedy. (2 hour episode)	Bill Paxton Bill Paxton William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...
5	Parallel Universes – Are They Real?	Parallel Universes and research that suggests there is more than one version of reality are discussed.	Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman is an American actor, film director, aviator and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won...
6	What's Beneath America?	Examining how America was geologically formed.	Martin Sheen Martin Sheen Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
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 Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
8	What Destroyed Atlantis? (Atlantis Uncovered)	The destruction of Atlantis Atlantis Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....  is discussed.	Terry O'Quinn Terry O'Quinn Terry O'Quinn is an American actor, most famous for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost. He made his debut in a 1980 television movie called F.D.R.: The Last Year. Since then, O'Quinn has had minor supporting roles in films and TV movies such as Young Guns, All the Right Moves, Silver Bullet,...
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 Morgan Spurlock Morgan Valentine Spurlock is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter and journalist best known for the documentary film Super Size Me...
10	Egypt - What Lies Beneath?	Only 1% of Ancient Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...  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 Brendan Fraser Brendan James Fraser is a Canadian-American film and stage actor. Fraser portrayed Rick O'Connell in the three-part Mummy film series , and is known for his comedic and fantasy film leading roles in major Hollywood films, including Encino Man , George of the Jungle , Dudley Do-Right , Monkeybone ,...
11	Can You Live Forever?	What would it be like to be immortal Immortal Immortal, Immortals or Immortality may refer to:-People:* Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, a group of medieval Japanese poets* Immortals , members of the Académie française... ? 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 Adam Savage Adam Whitney Savage is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters. His model work has appeared in major films, including Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and The Matrix...
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 Mike Rowe Mike Rowe may refer to:*Michael Rowe, television writer for Futurama*Mike Rowe , host of the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs* Mike Rowe , retired Canadian professional ice hockey player...
13	How Evil Are You?	Are people born evil Evil Evil is the violation of, or intent to violate, some moral code. Evil is usually seen as the dualistic opposite of good. Definitions of evil vary along with analysis of its root motive causes, however general actions commonly considered evil include: conscious and deliberate wrongdoing,... , or is profound wickedness something you must learn?	Eli Roth Eli Roth Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
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 Birth Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world... , showing how the struggle for life turns into the miracle of birth.	Courteney Cox Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress, she is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream and as Jules Cobb in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination....
15	What's America Worth?	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 Donald Trump Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
16	Inside the Titanic	The icy water and its path of destruction in this extraordinary view into the sinking of the Titanic	?? ?? Wang Fei may refer to:*Faye Wong, with Chinese name Wang Fei, a Beijing-born pop singer**Faye Wong **Faye Wong *Wang Fei , guqin player of Chinese descent...

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

Planet Earth

Planet Earth may refer to:* Earth, the third planet from the Sun* Planet Earth , a 2006 BBC documentary series* Planet Earth , a 1974 sci-fi TV movie...

 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

Dan Riskin

Dan Riskin is the Chief Executive Officer of Health Fidelity. He previously held positions as Entrepreneur In Residence at Mohr Davidow Ventures, Chief Strategy Officer of CalHIPSO, the largest US Regional Extension Center, Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard Medical Technologies, and Chief...

.

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

Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...

 to nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...

. So far 12,000 questions have been answered.

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|main5|dl14|sec3_lnk3|100091
• 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