Origins: The Journey of Humankind

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   E1. Spark of Civilization

   Mar 6, 2017 · 48m

   Harnessing fire gave us the power to create, to destroy and to transform. But it also taught us hard lessons about what we can and cannot control. This is the story of how fire transformed our biology and carried us from the savannah to the moon.

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   E2. Cheating Death

   Mar 13, 2017 · 46m

   Microscopic armies have waged war on humanity for thousands of years. Medicine is our great weapon to fight back against invisible, unthinkable death.

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   E3. Power of Money

   Mar 20, 2017 · 48m

   Money is the most successful story imagined by humans, because it's the only story everyone believes. From a simple act of trade to the greed for gold to today’s global economy, the meaning of money and what we value changes as civilization evolves. If modern money is a reflection of who we are, what does it say about us?

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   E4. The Writing on the Wall

   Mar 27, 2017 · 48m

   If knowledge is power, communication is the jet fuel, the delivery system, the gift we give each other that links the modern world. But it has a dark side.

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   E5. Progress of War

   Apr 3, 2017 · 47m

   War brings out the best and worst in humanity. It has revolutionized medicine, transportation and communication, and changed how we live and how we think.

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   E6. Building the Future

   Apr 9, 2017 · 48m

   The human race has moved from bone huts to skyscrapers. Today, we are seemingly everywhere ... everywhere we want to be. Our walls and structures dominate the landscape. They don't just protect us, they define us. They represent our dream of the modern world. "Shelter" is the story of how we shaped the world around us, and how that world shaped us back.

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