简介：Part1:DidGodCreatetheUniverse StephenHawkingunfoldshispersonal,compellingvisionofthebiggestquestionofall–whoorwhatcreatedtheuniverseinwhichwelive?Inthisprogramme,physicsandcosmologybecometoolstoanswerquestionsthatphilosophershavestruggledwithforthousandsofyears. StephenHawkingunfoldshispersonal,compellingvisionofthebiggestquestionofall:Whoorwhatcreatedtheuniverseinwhichwelive?ThegroundbreakingseriesIntotheUniversewithStephenHawkingcombinedcutting-edgeCGwithHawking'switty,distinctiveandincisiveworldview.Now,wetakethejourneyastepfurther,asphysicsandcosmologybecometoolstoanswerquestionsthatphilosophershavestruggledwithforthousandsofyears. Part2:AlienInvasionareWeReady We'vereadthebooks,we'veseenthemovies.WaroftheWorlds,V,IndependenceDay.Butthey'reallfiction,right?Well,probablynot.Newscienceissuggestingthataliensmaybeveryreal,andthattheymaynotbeascuddlyasE.T.HostMichelleRodriguez(Avatar,Battle:LA)bringstogethertopscientistsandmilitarystrategiststodramatizewhatwouldhappenifandwhenaliensattack. Part3:WhyisSexFun Orgasm-oneofthemostintensepleasureswecanexperience.Butwhatareorgasmsactuallyfor?Inmen,theanswer'ssimple-reproduction.Butwomendon'tneedanorgasmtogetpregnant.Sowhyhavethem?Withcuttingedgescienceandresearch,MaggieGyllenhaalhoststhisrevealinginvestigationintothemysteryoftheorgasm. Part4:WhatSankTitanic Ithasbeenalmost100yearssincethesinkingoftheTitanic.Wethinkweknowthestory,buthowmuchdoweactuallyknowaboutwhatwentwrong?Intheaftermathofthedisaster,afulltrialwasconducted.ThisCuriosityVolume1DVDgivesusauniquetakewithharrowingfirstpersontestimonyfromthosewhosurvived.Thisspecialwilltakethosehighlyemotivehumanstoriesandforthefirsttimeusethemaspiecesofanenormousdetectivestory.Wewillforensicallypiecetogethertheprecisemechanicsofwhatwentwrongandanswerthisquestion:Howwasthegreatestpieceofstructuralengineeringinhumanhistorydefeatedbyoneofthesimplestelementsontheplanet-water? Part5:WhatsBeneathAmerica EverythingwhichhasmadeAmericabountifulandpowerfulisaproductofforceswhichdatebackbillionsofyears.Howhaveearth'sancientforcesmadeAmericawhatitistoday?HowdidtheycreatethegoldthatsetCaliforniaonacoursetobecomethericheststateintheUnion,andhowdidvastsheetsoficeenableKansastoproduceenoughwheattogivesixloavesofbreadayeartoeverysinglepersononearth?Usinganarrayofdazzlingvisualeffects,weconnectpastandpresent,showinghowancientgeologyhasshapedmodernAmericaanditspeople. Part6:HowWilltheWorldEnd TheMayanstellusitwillhappennextyear,on21stDecembertobeprecise.AndterriblerecenteventsfromIndonesiathroughHaititoJapanseem,tosome,evidenceofimpendingglobaldoom.Butjusthowlikelyisaglobalapocalypse–fromascientificpointofview?Whenwillithappen,ifatall?Where?Andhow?SamuelL.JacksonhoststhisCGIspectacularwhichexaminesthemostlikelywaystheworldmightend,andusesthelatestgeological,seismicandtelescopicdevicestoputanumberonthelikelihoodoftheiroccurrence,thetimeframewithinwhichthey’lltakeplace,andeventhepotentialcasualties.It’salmostcertainlynotgoingtohappeninourlifetimes,norinthatofanyofourchildrenorgrandchildren… Part7:ICavemanBacktotheStoneAge Werewebetteroffascavemen?MorganSpurlock("SuperSizeMe")joinsnineordinarymenandwomeninanattempttosurviveinthewildusingonlystone-agetechnology.Cold,dehydration,andhungerthreatentoderailtheexperimentfromtheThelasttenthousandyearshaveseenchangeonascalepreviouslyunimaginable.FromthefirstsettlementsaroundUrandCatalHuyukthroughthelatestinnovationsinmedicine,technology,travelandconnectivity,weliveinaworldthatwouldbeutterlyunrecognizabletoourearlyancestors.Butalongsideallthistechnologicalchange,howmuchhavewe,ashumanschanged?Ourbodies?Ourminds?Inthisextraordinarysocialexperiment,tenmodernhumanstravelbackintimetolivelikeourearliestancestors. Part8:ICavemantheGreatHunt Eatingonlywhattheyhuntandgather,wearingonlywhattheytanandweave.Withonlyacaveforshelterandonlyeachotherforcompany,theywillusenothingbutpaleolitictechniquesandtechnologyastheyattempttosurviveforamonth.Willtheyrisetothechallengeofcavemanliving,orracebacktotheircentrallyheated,super-connectedlives?Welcometotheultimateexplorationofhumanevolutionandtechnologicaladvancement.Willtheyrisetothechallengeofcavemanliving,orracebacktotheircentrallyheated,super-connectedlives?Welcometotheultimateexplorationofhumanevolutionandtechnologicaladvancement. Part9:CanYouLiveForever Willweonedaybeabletoliveforever?Ifso,when?In2011,AdamSavagewas43.Nowitistheyear2967andheis1000yearsold.Helooksbackonhislongliferevealinghowmedicalscienceinthe21stcenturytransformedhisbody,creatingasuperchargedcyber-human,allowinghimtoloveforever.Alongtheway,we’lllearnabouttranshumanism,braindownloads,self-regeneratingorgans,andfullbodytransplants–allinthenameofbecomingtheworld’sfirst1000year-oldman.looksbackonhislongliferevealinghowmedicalscienceinthe21stcenturytransformedhisbody,creatingasuperchargedcyber-human,allowinghimtoloveforever.Alongtheway,we’lllearnabouttranshumanism,braindownloads,self-regeneratingorgans,andfullbodytransplants–allinthenameofbecomingtheworld’sfirst1000year-oldman.…