What are the best episodes of Curiosity?

The best rated episodes of Curiosity are: Life Before Birth - S1E15 rated 9.3, Battlefield Cell - S2E5 rated 8.6, Volcano Time Bomb - S2E9 rated 8.5, How Evil Are You? - S1E14 rated 8.5, World's Dirtiest Man - S1E13 rated 8.5, Did God Create the Universe? - S1E1 rated 8.5, Egypt: What Lies Beneath - S1E11 rated 8.5, Alien Invasion: Are We Ready? - S1E2 rated 8.4, Parallel Universes: Are They Real? - S1E5 rated 8.4

What are the worst episodes of Curiosity?

The lowest rated episodes of Curiosity are: Sex in America - S2E6 rated 6.2, I, Caveman: Back to the Stone Age (1) - S1E9 rated 6.8, Nefertiti - Mummy Queen Mystery - S2E14 rated 7.0, The Devil's Triangle - S2E2 rated 7.0, X-Ray: Yellowstone - S2E11 rated 7.1, Mankind Rising - S2E8 rated 7.2, Megastorm - S2E7 rated 7.3, What's America Worth? - S1E16 rated 7.6, Sun Storm - S2E12 rated 7.7

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Name: Curiosity
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-08-07
Rating: 7.2

Aug 2011 - Oct 2013

7.7

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Best Episodes of Curiosity

Life Before Birth
S1 Ep15
9.3
6th Nov 2011
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.
Battlefield Cell
S2 Ep5
8.6
4th Nov 2012
As fall gives way to winter, we all know what that means ... tis the season! And we're not talking holidays -- we're talking flu season. Ever wonder what's going on inside your body when it's under attack? Just how does your body fight back to stop a virus from advancing. Every day, trillions of cells inside your body engage in a life and death struggle with viruses and a variety of enemy intruders. This episode of Curiosity presents that battle in all its surprisingly stunning glory as it explores the once invisible world of the human cell. Based on the latest scientific research -- combined with new imaging and CGI technologies -- we expose this world like never before by revealing a human cell's 48-hour battle to the death with a virus.
Volcano Time Bomb
S2 Ep9
8.5
9th Dec 2012
Millions of people live in the shadow of active volcanoes never knowing when their volatile neighbors could blow. In fact, predicting when a volcano will erupt is nearly impossible. But scientists around the world are getting closer to unlocking their deadly secrets. In this episode of Curiosity, you'll join the world's leading experts as they use state-of-the-art CGI compositing techniques to journey into the heart of these frightening powerhouses to demonstrate how they work and why they are so difficult to understand.
How Evil Are You?
S1 Ep14
8.5
30th Oct 2011
Eli Roth, director of horror classic Hostel, is searching for the true nature of Evil. In a series of experiments, he examines what causes people to perform evil acts, then the daring test of all-could ordinary people perform acts of violence on strangers
World's Dirtiest Man
S1 Ep13
8.5
23rd Oct 2011
Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) becomes a human lab rat to learn firsthand to uncover the hidden world of creepy crawlies that live on the human body. Revealing a wild jungle of unseen creatures, you'll never look at your body the same way again.
Did God Create the Universe?
S1 Ep1
8.5
7th Aug 2011
Stephen Hawking unfolds his personal, compelling vision of the biggest question of all: Who or what created the universe in which we live? The groundbreaking series Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking combined cutting-edge CG with Hawking's witty, distinctive and incisive worldview. Now, we take the journey a step further, as physics and cosmology become tools to answer questions that philosophers have struggled with for thousands of years.
Egypt: What Lies Beneath
S1 Ep11
8.5
9th Oct 2011
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.
Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?
S1 Ep2
8.4
14th Aug 2011
We've read the books, we've seen the movies. War of the Worlds, V, Independence Day. But they're all fiction, right? Well, probably not. New science is suggesting that aliens may be very real, and that they may not be as cuddly as E.T. Host Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Battle:LA) brings together top scientists, military strategists and writers to dramatize what would happen if and when aliens attacked.
Parallel Universes: Are They Real?
S1 Ep5
8.4
4th Sep 2011
Morgan Freeman hosts an exploration into the possibility that there may be more than one version of reality.

Worst Episodes of Curiosity

Sex in America
S2 Ep6
6.2
11th Nov 2012
It's an all-American pastime. And if you watched the Season 1 episode hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal, you know why it's so much fun. This season, we're tackling the topic again -- but this time in an even bigger way by looking at the largest national U.S. sex survey to see what sex in the 21st Century is all about. No questions were too bold for the Indiana University national survey. In fact, only one other survey has ever asked so many Americans such a wide range of questions about sex -- and that was conducted 60 years ago. Over the course of a decade, Alfred Kinsey and his research team conducted thousands of interviews questioning Americans about their most intimate sexual practices -- the results were revolutionary. But how dated has that research become -- and how much has sex in America changed in the last six decades? In “Sex in America,” airing Sunday, Nov.
I, Caveman: Back to the Stone Age (1)
S1 Ep9
6.8
2nd Oct 2011
Were we better off as cavemen? Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") joins nine ordinary men and women in an attempt to survive in the wild using only stone-age technology. Cold, dehydration, and hunger threaten to derail the experiment from the start.
Nefertiti - Mummy Queen Mystery
S2 Ep14
7.0
20th Oct 2013
She’s the most celebrated first lady of the ancient world, an icon of power, beauty and mystery for 3000 years. But what became of her? Queen Nefertiti rose to great power in ancient Egypt and at the height of her power her face was everywhere. She may have ruled the most powerful empire on earth and may have been King Tut’s mother but all that is known fully is that at her height of her power she seemed to disappear completely. Now Curiosity is on a search for Ancient Egypt’s most mysterious woman and wants to finally answer the questions of her disappearance from history. Follow the team of experts led by Dr Zahi Hawas as they aim to find the mummy of Queen Nefertiti and solve the secrets of her life.
The Devil's Triangle
S2 Ep2
7.1
14th Oct 2012
In December 1945, five U.S. Navy bombers set out on a training mission from south Florida, heading east over the Atlantic Ocean. After the planes and their crew failed to return to base, another plane was sent out to find the missing men. Neither the original planes nor the rescue plane were ever seen again. Magazines and newspapers reporting on this mysterious event began to refer to the area as the Bermuda Triangle. Over time, the name stuck, as members of the media continued to catalog other strange disappearances and mysterious happenings in that area. In the last hundred years, countless lives have been lost but nobody is really sure why. People have blamed everything from space aliens to sea monsters for the disappearances of ships and aircraft between Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Miami.
X-Ray: Yellowstone
S2 Ep11
7.1
23rd Dec 2012
With more than 2 million acres of some of America's most rugged, yet beautiful, terrain, Yellowstone Park is not only a national treasure, it's also home to hundreds of species. But beneath its breathtaking beauty lie many unsolved mysteries. In this episode, Curiosity -- with the help of some truly cutting edge imaging technology -- peels back the layers to reveal the invisible forces at work in this iconic place. From the race to predict a massive volcanic eruption and exposing other deadly forces at work to hunting a microscopic predator and seeing nature’s engineering marvels like never before, this is Yellowstone as you’ve never seen it.
Mankind Rising
S2 Ep8
7.2
25th Nov 2012
How did we get here? In this episode -- Mankind Rising -- Curiosity answers this question by tracing the ultimate adventure: Mankind's journey of life from the first cell to present day. This is the improbable story of human existence -- where we’ve risen from raw materials of Earth to the big-brained, two-legged mammals we are today. One change or predator along the way and this story would have never been told.
Megastorm
S2 Ep7
7.3
18th Nov 2012
One of the most treacherous weather events to hit the United States, Hurricane Sandy has affected millions. But how did this so called "frankenstorm" become so powerful? Using on-the-ground expert analysis and CGI and satellite imaging, Curiosity explores how distinct phenomena combined to create the perfect storm and how we can prepare for the next one. The episode also takes viewers inside the storm via on-the-ground camera and smartphone footage from Sandy survivors. Watch as they share their stories, some narrowly escaping the megastorm, and recount what it was like as Sandy engulfed their city.
What's America Worth?
S1 Ep16
7.6
13th Nov 2011
Ever thought how much America is worth? Imagine putting a dollar amount on everything in America -all the land, the resources under our feet, our homes, even the water we drink. For the first time, Donald Trump puts a value on it all.
Sun Storm
S2 Ep12
7.7
30th Dec 2012
You probably already know that the sun is super old (4 billion years) and incredibly hot (10,000 degrees Fahrenheit). And you might even know that, since it's a giant ball of plasma, it's packed with energy (it will likely blaze for another 6 billion years). It's a friendly neighbor, too -- providing heat and light that make life here on Earth possible. But all isn't entirely rosy. Did you know our sun has a dark side? It's capable of massive destruction! On its surface, a massive storm is brewing -- one so large that it could knock out the power grid, crippling everything from communications systems to banking systems to our water supply. But how prepared are we for a massive solar storm? In this episode, Curiosity goes on a virtual expedition through the heart of the sun to see how these super solar storms form and more.

Curiosity Episode Guide

Did God Create the Universe?
S1 Ep1
8.5
7th Aug 2011
Stephen Hawking unfolds his personal, compelling vision of the biggest question of all: Who or what created the universe in which we live? The groundbreaking series Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking combined cutting-edge CG with Hawking's witty, distinctive and incisive worldview. Now, we take the journey a step further, as physics and cosmology become tools to answer questions that philosophers have struggled with for thousands of years.
Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?
S1 Ep2
8.4
14th Aug 2011
We've read the books, we've seen the movies. War of the Worlds, V, Independence Day. But they're all fiction, right? Well, probably not. New science is suggesting that aliens may be very real, and that they may not be as cuddly as E.T. Host Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Battle:LA) brings together top scientists, military strategists and writers to dramatize what would happen if and when aliens attacked.
Why is Sex Fun?
S1 Ep3
8.2
21st Aug 2011
Maggie Gyllenhaal hosts a revealing investigation into the mechanics and chemistry of female orgasm.
What Sank Titanic?
S1 Ep4
8.2
28th Aug 2011
By drawing on detailed trial records, a picture emerges of both the science and the human drama behind the sinking of the Titanic.
Parallel Universes: Are They Real?
S1 Ep5
8.4
4th Sep 2011
Morgan Freeman hosts an exploration into the possibility that there may be more than one version of reality.
What's Beneath America?
S1 Ep6
8.1
11th Sep 2011
Everything which has made America bountiful and powerful is a product of forces which date back billions of years. How have earth's ancient forces made America what it is today?
How Will the World End?
S1 Ep7
8.4
18th Sep 2011
End-of-the-world scenarios, including the Mayan prediction for Dec. 21, 2012, are examined from a scientific perspective.
Atlantis Uncovered
S1 Ep8
8.1
25th Sep 2011
For centuries, Atlantis has been a myth. But in the last decade archaeologists have uncovered new finds which could reveal the location of this ancient apocalypse. Mixing dramatic recreation with science, this story is told by "Lost" star, Terry O'Quinn.
I, Caveman: Back to the Stone Age (1)
S1 Ep9
6.8
2nd Oct 2011
Were we better off as cavemen? Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") joins nine ordinary men and women in an attempt to survive in the wild using only stone-age technology. Cold, dehydration, and hunger threaten to derail the experiment from the start.
I, Caveman: The Great Hunt (2)
S1 Ep10
7.9
2nd Oct 2011
Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") and his group continue their experiment to live in the wild only stone-age technology. Hunger and deprivation push the group to the brink of failure. Can a successful elk hunt save them?
Egypt: What Lies Beneath
S1 Ep11
8.5
9th Oct 2011
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.
Can You Live Forever?
S1 Ep12
8.1
16th Oct 2011
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.
World's Dirtiest Man
S1 Ep13
8.5
23rd Oct 2011
Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) becomes a human lab rat to learn firsthand to uncover the hidden world of creepy crawlies that live on the human body. Revealing a wild jungle of unseen creatures, you'll never look at your body the same way again.
How Evil Are You?
S1 Ep14
8.5
30th Oct 2011
Eli Roth, director of horror classic Hostel, is searching for the true nature of Evil. In a series of experiments, he examines what causes people to perform evil acts, then the daring test of all-could ordinary people perform acts of violence on strangers
Life Before Birth
S1 Ep15
9.3
6th Nov 2011
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.
What's America Worth?
S1 Ep16
7.6
13th Nov 2011
Ever thought how much America is worth? Imagine putting a dollar amount on everything in America -all the land, the resources under our feet, our homes, even the water we drink. For the first time, Donald Trump puts a value on it all.
Your Body on Drugs
S1 Ep17
7.9
20th Nov 2011
Robin Williams, who's experienced both the highs and lows of substance abuse, hosts a groundbreaking TV experiment. 4 heavy users on 4 of America's most abused drugs perform a series of physical tests to show exactly how drugs work.

Curiosity is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society and features a different celebrity host. Stephen Hawking hosted the premiere episode titled "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 consists of 16 episodes.

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