'Curiosity': Discovery Channel Enlists Big Names to Tackle Big Questions
Premiering Sunday, August 7, the new series features Eli Roth, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michelle Rodriguez and more, asking questions like: Is fear healthy? Could you live forever? Why is sex fun? Did God create the universe?
Morgan Freeman in "Deep Impact"
Morgan Freeman in "Deep Impact" - © DreamWorks Pictures
SILVER SPRING, MD — From the visionary mind of Discovery's iconic founder John Hendricks comes "Curiosity," an unprecedented landmark event series that brings the "I wonder?" moment to television with a unique blend of eclectic and provocative subjects. Premiering Sunday, August 7 at 8PM E/P and airing each Sunday, "Curiosity" fearlessly dives into a world of questions posed by well-known personalities including horror master, auteur director Eli Roth testing the nature of evil, Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman investigating the possibility of a parallel universe, Maggie Gyllenhaal exploring why sex is fun, "Lost" and "Avatar" star Michelle Rodriguez asking how we might survive an alien attack, "MythBusters'" Adam Savage testing if we can really live forever, award-winning filmmaker Morgan Spurlock seeing if living as a primitive caveman would actually improve our health and "Dirty Jobs'" Mike Rowe revealing the hidden live organisms that call our bodies home.
"We all wonder. Curiosity is the driving force in every discovery that has advanced our civilization. From the most obscure details to the biggest questions of our lives, the innate desire to ask why makes us uniquely human. Each week, the "Curiosity" series will capture that fundamental sense of wonder and present an engaging visualization of our minds' search for answers," said John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications and "Curiosity" Series Creator.
"Curiosity" premieres Sunday, August 7 at 8PM E/P on Discovery Channel as the biggest mystery of the universe is posed by the biggest name in science: Professor Stephen Hawking asks, 'Did God Create the Universe?' "Curiosity" spans five years with 60 episodes and companion content across Science Channel, HD Theater, Planet Green, and Discovery's international networks.
"Curiosity" launches with a bang on Sunday, August 7th — some might even say a Big Bang, as world-renown astrophysicist Stephen Hawking unabashedly takes on the third rail of academia. For centuries religion and science have clashed over the question of explaining the universe. How was the world created? Can the laws of Nature co-exist equally with a belief in God? Blending cutting-edge CGI with unparalleled scholarship, Hawking traces the ancient discoveries of Artistocus and Galileo to the scientific breakthroughs of Einstein in arguing that the simple properties of our universe far outweigh the possibility of the invisible hand of God.
Following "Curiosity," Discovery Channel presents a special roundtable discussion at 9PM E/P featuring well-known theologians challenging Hawkings' findings and theories. The special panel of experts will explore mysteries at the heart of the cosmos, including a question that resonates for our modern world: "How can science and religion coexist?"
"Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe?" is produced for Discovery Channel by Darlow Smithson. John Smithson and Ben Bowie are Executive Producers. Susan Winslow is Executive Producer for DiscoveryChannel. For the "Curiosity" series, Simon Andreae is the senior executive producer and Alan Eyres is executive producer.
"We all wonder. Curiosity is the driving force in every discovery that has advanced our civilization. From the most obscure details to the biggest questions of our lives, the innate desire to ask why makes us uniquely human. Each week, the "Curiosity" series will capture that fundamental sense of wonder and present an engaging visualization of our minds' search for answers," said John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications and "Curiosity" Series Creator.
"Curiosity" premieres Sunday, August 7 at 8PM E/P on Discovery Channel as the biggest mystery of the universe is posed by the biggest name in science: Professor Stephen Hawking asks, 'Did God Create the Universe?' "Curiosity" spans five years with 60 episodes and companion content across Science Channel, HD Theater, Planet Green, and Discovery's international networks.
"Curiosity" launches with a bang on Sunday, August 7th — some might even say a Big Bang, as world-renown astrophysicist Stephen Hawking unabashedly takes on the third rail of academia. For centuries religion and science have clashed over the question of explaining the universe. How was the world created? Can the laws of Nature co-exist equally with a belief in God? Blending cutting-edge CGI with unparalleled scholarship, Hawking traces the ancient discoveries of Artistocus and Galileo to the scientific breakthroughs of Einstein in arguing that the simple properties of our universe far outweigh the possibility of the invisible hand of God.
Following "Curiosity," Discovery Channel presents a special roundtable discussion at 9PM E/P featuring well-known theologians challenging Hawkings' findings and theories. The special panel of experts will explore mysteries at the heart of the cosmos, including a question that resonates for our modern world: "How can science and religion coexist?"
"Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe?" is produced for Discovery Channel by Darlow Smithson. John Smithson and Ben Bowie are Executive Producers. Susan Winslow is Executive Producer for DiscoveryChannel. For the "Curiosity" series, Simon Andreae is the senior executive producer and Alan Eyres is executive producer.