| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, widescreen. |
| Performer |
Host, Alan Alda. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2007; originally broadcast as a 3 part series on PBS in 2009. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Alan Alda takes a look at how humans first appeared on Earth millions of years ago, and how our species not only survived, but thrived, through some unimaginable conditions. Alda visits with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participates directly in many experiments - including the detailed examination of his own brain. |
| Note |
Special feature: deleted scenes. |
| Contents |
Episode one. Becoming us: -- Our earliest ancestors -- Our Neanderthal cousins -- Flickerings of the human spark -- Stone-age social networking -- Crash course in primitive tool making -- New theories about our origins -- Episode two. So human, so chimp: -- Our closest living relatives -- Thinking like a chimp -- Monkey business : concepts of mind -- Apes vs. humans -- Chimp see, chimp do -- A helping hand -- Episode three. Brain matters: -- Welcome to Alan's brain -- The spark ignites -- Seeing the spark -- Is language genetic? -- The best intentions -- The essential human spark. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Larry Engel ; editor, David Berenson ; music, John Keltonic. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Human evolution.
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Human beings -- Origin.
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Human biology.
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Brain -- Evolution.
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| Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Alda, Alan, 1936- Host.
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Chedd, Graham. Screenwriter. Producer.
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Engel, Larry. Director.
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Chedd-Angier-Lewis Productions.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781608831364 |
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1608831361 |
| Standard No. |
841887011396 |
| Music No. |
HUSP601 PBS |
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