The Nature of Things
Season 40 Episode 13 - Humans: Who are We, Part 1 – The Birth of The Human Mind
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Documentary
The Birth of The Human Mind takes viewers on an amazing journey back in time, exploring the use of language, tools and how our distant ancestors came to walk. Contrary to long-accepted belief, scientists now believe that Homo sapiens did not evolve from Neanderthals, but shared the earth with them for thousands of years. Our ancestors, the Homo sapiens, are the youngest members on the human family tree, about 150,000 years old. Homo erectus goes back 1.8 million years and Neanderthals about 200,000 years.
Episodes in Season 40
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Phallacies
2
How to Live to 100
3
The Hidden Killer: Portrait of an Epidemic
4
Parkinson's: Lynda's Story
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Lost
6
Designing for Dignity: Engineering Body Parts
7
Race for the Future
8
Race for the Future, Part 2
9
The Sleep Famine
10
Do Parents Matter?
11
Silent Sentinels
12
Wild Goose Chase
13
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