This expedition to uncover the truths behind life's most challenging questions tackles provocative and insightful topics, and as is always the case, one single question almost always cascades into several more.
Stephen Hawking, the world's most famous scientist, takes on the ultimate question: Did God create the universe? He explores whether the earliest moments of existence are a question for science or religion.
2. Alien Invasion: Are We Ready
August 14 2011
43min
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Michelle Rodriguez brings together scientists and military strategists to dramatize what would happen if and when aliens attack planet Earth.
3. Why Is Sex Fun?
August 21 2011
43min
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Maggie Gyllenhaal hosts a revealing investigation with cutting edge science exploring the purpose of orgasms. In men, the answer is simple: reproduction. But women don't need an orgasm to get pregnant.
4. What Sank Titanic?
August 28 2011
1 h 28 min
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It's almost 100 years since the Titanic sank. Drawing on detailed trial records that describe the sinking, we recreate both the science and human drama of one of history's greatest stories.
5. What's Beneath America?
September 11 2011
44min
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Everything that has made America bountiful and powerful is a product of forces that date back billions of years. An array of dazzling visual effects show how ancient geology has shaped modern America and its people.
6. How Will the World End?
September 18 2011
44min
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The Mayans predicted that time would end on December 21, 2012. Samuel L. Jackson hosts a CGI exploration of a global apocalypse from a scientific point of view.
7. Back to the Stone Age
October 2 2011
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Morgan Spurlock joins nine ordinary men and women in an attempt to survive in the wild using only stone-age technology. From the start, cold, dehydration and hunger threaten to derail an experiment designed to see if we were better off as cavemen.
8. I, Caveman: The Great Hunt
October 2 2011
44min
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Morgan Spurlock 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. A successful elk hunt might save them.
9. Can You Live Forever?
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March 14 2021
43min
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It's the year 2967, and Adam Savage is 1,000 years old. He reflects on his long life and reveals how science in the 21st century transformed his body, creating a supercharged cyber-human and allowing him to live forever.
10. World's Dirtiest Man
February 3 2015
42min
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Mike Rowe becomes a human lab rat to uncover the unseen array of creepy-crawlies that live on the human body.
11. How Evil Are You?
October 30 2011
43min
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Horror filmmaker Eli Roth searches for the true nature of evil, covering the past and present and surveying both philosophers and maniacs. In a series of experiments, he examines what causes people to perform evil acts.
12. Life Before Birth
November 6 2011
44min
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It's meant to be a joyous event, but in reality, it's a gripping battle for survival. This exploration goes inside the womb from conception to birth, showing how the struggle for life turns into the miracle of birth.
13. What's America Worth?
November 13 2011
43min
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Donald Trump speculates on how much America is worth, putting a dollar amount on land, resources and more. He reveals the inventors and entrepreneurs whose hard work and great ideas have made America rich.
14. Your Body on Drugs
November 20 2011
44min
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Robin Williams hosts a groundbreaking experiment in which four heavy users on four of America's most abused drugs perform a series of physical tests to show exactly how drugs work.