Discovery Communications

"In this program, Ken Kesey, Kesey scholar John Clark Pratt, psychiatrist and critic Frank Pittman, 'Rolling Stone's' Jann Wenner, 1960's icon Wavy Gravy, and others set 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest'--an indictment of Eisinhower Era conformity--within the context of its times. Together they talk about the novel, the Academy Award-winning movie, and Kesey's role as leader of the Merry Pranksters and the star of the West Coast psychedelic scene....

Meet some of the most unlikely house pets, and see one of Busch Gardens Florida's most famous residents, Cleo, give birth to her first baby. Includes Jessica the Hippo; There's a Rhino in My House; Saba and the Rhino's Secret; and That's My Baby.

"A large woman becomes stuck when she's suction-sealed onto an airplane toilet seat during a flight, requiring the crew to land before they could help her off-- myth or actual danger? Only two men are brave or foolish enough to find out: MythBusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. The foremost experts on myth busting, Jamie and Adam pit their thirty years of experience in special effects work against the most dangerous and bizarre theories and tales...

From gadgets that give superheroes incredible powers to the enduring controversy over the NASA moon landing, the MythBusters' have a great time testing out urban legends, exposing fakery and trying TV and movie tricks themselves.

Staying alive against the odds is nothing new, but learn how to survive a swimmer's worst fear. Amateur shark enthusiasts dive into the warm waters of the Caribbean to find out just how easy it is to wind up on the menu. Northeastern Australia boasts the world's largest concentration of sharks, but find out why that may be changing. Return to the water to take a bite out of some of the better-known shark myths. Whenever swimmers get into the ocean,...

Earth is always changing, and Earth's species must continually adapt. Bill Nye gives an inside look at planet Earth, from its inner core to its protective magnetic field.

Meet the Whiskers, a remarkable family of South African meerkats living on the edge of Africa's Kalahari Desert. Chronicles the every facet of the group's astonishing and complex social lives. From snake attacks to gang warfare, from babysitting the "kids" to repelling ferocious predators, includes never-before-seen behaviors and non-stop adventures of this animal family.

Presents six episodes of the series "Stuff Happens with Bill Nye" in which "Science Guy" Bill Nye examines the environmental consequences of everyday products in bathrooms, backyards, attics, garages, bedrooms, and kitchens, and provides simple ways to make one's life greener.

Watch as pop culture's most baffling urban myths and legends are debunked, decoded and demystified in tests that separate the real from the really out there.

Season two of The Colony introduces viewers to a new group of volunteers with differing backgrounds, skills and personalities who will attempt to survive and rebuild in a world without electricity, running water, government or outside communication. This 10 episode program simulates life after a biological disaster, utilizing an area on the Louisiana coast devastated by the floods following Hurricane Katrina. On-going commentary from experts in homeland...