The Nature of Things · SEASON 40

Humans: Who Are We?, Part 2 – The Human Invasion

Episode 14 · 2000-03-20

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Paleoanthropologists, linguists, archeologists and other scientists offer the latest interpretations of fossil findings and genetic studies and posit intriguing theories on how Homo sapiens became the only existing human species. Did we kill off our cousins, interbreed and merge with them, or did they just die out? It took five million years for an upright ape to evolve into an agile, quick-thinking and inventive human being. But once our ancestors emerged in Africa, were we destined to dominate the globe?

Season 40 episodes

1. Phallacies1999-10-04 2. How to Live to 1001999-10-11 3. The Hidden Killer: Portrait of an Epidemic1999-10-18 4. Parkinson's: Lynda's Story1999-10-25 5. Lost1999-11-08 6. Designing for Dignity: Engineering Body Parts1999-11-22 7. Race for the Future1999-11-29 8. Race for the Future, Part 21999-12-06 9. The Sleep Famine2000-01-24 10. Do Parents Matter?2000-02-07 11. Silent Sentinels2000-02-21 12. Wild Goose Chase2000-02-28 13. Humans: Who are We, Part 1 – The Birth of The Human Mind2000-03-13 14. Humans: Who Are We?, Part 2 – The Human Invasion2000-03-20 15. Weather: Dragons of Chaos2000-03-27