CuriosityStream Documentaries
Season 2016
TV-PG
CuriosityStream is the world’s first streaming service dedicated to quality, factual television programming, created by the Founder and former Chairman of Discovery Communications, John Hendricks. Launched in 2015, the service is now available in 196 countries worldwide on multiple TV, desktop and mobile devices. CuriosityStream creates, curates and distributes the world’s best nonfiction documentary content available without commercial interruptions, anytime and anywhere. The service hosts over 1,500 titles providing deep dives into science, history, technology and nature, including a growing slate of exclusive CuriosityStream Original programming.
Where to Watch Season 2016
14 Episodes
- Viruses: Destruction and Creation
E1Viruses: Destruction and CreationWhat is a virus? How does it affect humans and how does it spread? Doctors, virologists and scientists examine the spread of the Zika virus, what effect this growing epidemic may have on large populations, and possible next steps to stop the illness. - Chambord: The Castle, The King and The Architect
E2Chambord: The Castle, The King and The ArchitectThe Royal Chambord Castle is the most renowned Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley in France. Despite its fame and distinctive features this monument hides many secrets related to its conception, architecture and history. For instance, could da Vinci have been the architect? - Hubble’s ImagerE4
Hubble’s ImagerHow do scientists put together the many photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain the beautiful and amazing pictures we see? What goes into producing the final images from Hubble? Zolt Levay, Senior Image Processing Specialist at the Space Telescope Science Institute dissects and explains the Hubble image of 30 Doradus, a "star forming" region in space. - Solar SuperstormsE5
Solar SuperstormsSolar Superstorms is a major new production that takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system: Coronal Mass Ejections. What’s driving these strange phenomena? How will they affect planet Earth? Find the answers as we venture into the seething interior of our star. "Solar Superstorms," is a science documentary showing off the latest computation-enabled research about solar dynamics. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, the 24-minute documentary illustrates what can happen when our closest star erupts. Stunning visualizations from Donna Cox's team at the US National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Advanced Visualization Laboratory tell the story. The National Science Foundation (NSF) helped fund the Centrality of Advanced Digitally Enabled Science (CADENS) project to show off the gains supercomputing and data analysis offer to science and the world. "The 'Solar Superstorms' dome show is a direct result of scientific research dependent on extremely powerful computer simulations and visualizations," says Rudolf Eigenmann, a program director at the NSF. Too complex for a single computer, producing the simulations required supercomputers from across the US: · The NCSA's Blue Waters supercomputer simulated the early universe to show how the first generations of stars formed. · Pleiades at Michigan State University illustrated the magnetized convection deep in the body of the sun and the gas encircling the outer two percent of the solar mass. · The Kraken system at the National Institute for Computational Sciences visualized the convection cells across the face of the sun - each as large as a continent. · The Yellowstone supercomputer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Discover supercomputer at NASA's Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) simulated the solar corona. "The res - Tricky MemoryE6
Tricky MemoryMemory is not a photo album where your images of the past are faithfully recorded. The latest neuroscience discoveries show that memory can be affected in many ways and with surprising results: false memories, distortions, modifications and déjà vu. To what extent can we rely on our memories ? - JFK: Fact and Fable
E8JFK: Fact and FableTelevision made Jack Kennedy the ultimate celebrity during his presidency. However, the JFK we remember is the one his wife, Jackie, created after his death. From Air Force One to the Oval Office to the Rose Garden, Jackie Kennedy designed the symbols of presidential power still used today. - Top Science Stories Of 2016E9
Top Science Stories Of 2016From the detection of gravitational waves generated in space over a billion years ago, to discoveries in genetics here on Earth, we've collected the most compelling science breakthroughs and advances of 2016. Thanks to magnificent, hard-working scientists and researchers around the world, science keeps marching ever forward. And this year saw some discoveries that are absolutely brimming with the promise of greater discoveries, breakthroughs and quality of life in the future. - Hergé in the shadow of TintinE12
Hergé in the shadow of TintinA complex and complicated artist, Georges Remi created one of the most famous characters in the world, Tintin, for young readers. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Herge and Moulinsart, this program looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic strips. - Expedition Antarctica: Living On The EdgeE13
Expedition Antarctica: Living On The EdgeFollowing extreme diver and biologists Laurent Ballesta and acclaimed photographer Vincent Munier, exploring for the first time sub-glacial lakes deep under the ice pack and decoding the secret weapons of wildlife and micro-organic life thriving under such extreme conditions. - Expedition Antarctica: Antarctica's SecretsE14
Expedition Antarctica: Antarctica's SecretsAn expedition which will help viewers decipher Antarctica’s key role in climate regulation and see the challenges the iconic Emperor penguin faces in the light of climate change. Discover the secrets of these polar environments on the ice and underwater and get close and personal with the emperor.
