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Curiosity

Curiosity

Description: What are you curious about? Whatever it is, it's likely this unprecedented event series created by Discovery founder John Hendricks has it covered. Spanning five years with 60 episodes and companion content across Discovery's networks, "Curiosity" uncovers the truths behind life's most challenging questions, with each episode focusing on a single enduring question in science, technology and society. From the macro to the micro, provocative and insightful subjects are explored to the fullest, a journey for answers undertaken by a different celebrity host every episode. The series premieres with astrophysicist Stephen Hawking renewing the centuries-old debate, "Did God Create the Universe." Other hosts include actors Morgan Freeman, Michelle Rodriguez, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Robin Williams and Discovery Channel personalities Adam Savage and Mike Rowe.
Genre: Game-Show
Year Released: 2019
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 15
First episode air date: April 1, 2019
Network: Discovery Channel
Genre: Television documentary

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