Discovery Launches Curiosity.com to Complement New Series
By Rob Scott
June 21, 2011
June 21, 2011
- Discovery has launched a compelling new website designed to complement the network’s upcoming Curiosity TV series (August 2011).
- Curiosity.com is a Q&A platform that presents interesting thoughts from some of the most talented people across a wide range of professions and areas of study.
- Current contributors include Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf and Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel.
- Cerf shares his ideas on what “friendship” means in the age of social media in addition to answering an array of tech-related questions. (Recent questions answered: Does misinformation on the Internet force us to think more critically? Is this the best time to be interested in science? What pieces of the Internet need to be fixed? What are some persistent threats to innovation?)
- Wiesel addresses human rights, forgiveness and the power of the media. (Recent questions answered: Will future generations ever end discrimination? How can young people make change? What is your advice for future generations? What does the election of President Obama represent?)
- Video interviews featuring new luminaries and innovators will be introduced each week.
- Discovery plans to add social sharing functionality that will allow users to create their own profile pages and spark their own discussions.
4 Comments
This is a fascinating tool for educational applications, information sharing, and general interest. It has incredible potential.
This is a fascinating tool for educational applications, information sharing, and general interest. It has incredible potential.
Sounds like a fun show. I heard a podcast recently on curiosity which was pre-marketing for this show. Didn’t really deliver on the promise for the show, but hopefully they will figure it out.
Sounds like a fun show. I heard a podcast recently on curiosity which was pre-marketing for this show. Didn’t really deliver on the promise for the show, but hopefully they will figure it out.
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