The BEST episodes of Curiosity season 1

Every episode of Curiosity season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Curiosity season 1!

Curiosity is an adventure of discovery, an expedition to uncover the truths behind life's most challenging questions. With an insatiable thirst for answers and experiences, we're prepared to do anything, go anywhere and ask anyone to get to the heart of the matter. Curiosity asks and answers the most fundamental questions facing the world today.

Last Updated: 9/28/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Ended
Life Before Birth
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9.06
35 votes

#1 - Life Before Birth

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/6/2011

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.

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What's Beneath America?
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8.77
39 votes

#2 - What's Beneath America?

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/2011

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?

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World's Dirtiest Man
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8.50
10 votes

#3 - World's Dirtiest Man

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/23/2011

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.

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Atlantis Uncovered
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8.44
132 votes

#4 - Atlantis Uncovered

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/2011

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.

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Why Is Sex Fun?
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8.05
134 votes

#5 - Why Is Sex Fun?

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2011

Maggie Gyllenhaal hosts a revealing investigation into the mechanics and chemistry of female orgasm.

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Parallel Universes: Are They Real?
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7.85
107 votes

#6 - Parallel Universes: Are They Real?

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/2011

Morgan Freeman hosts an exploration into the possibility that there may be more than one version of reality.

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Can You Live Forever?
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7.85
132 votes

#7 - Can You Live Forever?

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/16/2011

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.

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What's America Worth?
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7.63
8 votes

#8 - What's America Worth?

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/13/2011

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.

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What Sank Titanic?
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7.58
125 votes

#9 - What Sank Titanic?

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2011

By drawing on detailed trial records, a picture emerges of both the science and the human drama behind the sinking of the Titanic.

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How Will the World End?
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7.49
212 votes

#10 - How Will the World End?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2011

End-of-the-world scenarios, including the Mayan prediction for Dec. 21, 2012, are examined from a scientific perspective.

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How Evil Are You?
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7.45
40 votes

#11 - How Evil Are You?

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/30/2011

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

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Did God Create the Universe?
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7.35
305 votes

#12 - Did God Create the Universe?

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2011

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.

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Egypt: What Lies Beneath
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7.17
126 votes

#13 - Egypt: What Lies Beneath

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2011

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.

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Your Body on Drugs
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7.15
67 votes

#14 - Your Body on Drugs

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/20/2011

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.

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I, Caveman - The Great Hunt (2)
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7.07
121 votes

#15 - I, Caveman - The Great Hunt (2)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2011

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?

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Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?
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6.99
284 votes

#16 - Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2011

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.

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I, Caveman - Back to the Stone Age (1)
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6.55
66 votes

#17 - I, Caveman - Back to the Stone Age (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/2011

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.

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