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S1 E3 Brain Matters

Documentary

ALL

52m

19 Jan 2010

Peer, literally, inside the brain in search of the human spark. The unique circuitry that provides us with language is closely tied to our ability to make and use complex tools. But where is the essential human spark, imagination?

Season 1, 3 Episodes

Season 1 (3 Episodes)

The Human Spark - Becoming Us

Why did the first humans to arrive in Europe from Africa--the Neanderthals--never generate the human spark, while some of those who stayed in Africa developed social networks and technology that allowed them later to sweep into Europe?

The Human Spark - So Human, So Chimp

So Human, So Chimp,

Join researchers studying our fellow simians--mainly chimpanzees, our closest living relatives--to discover both what we share with them and what new skills humans evolved since we went our separate ways.

The Human Spark - Brain Matters

Peer, literally, inside the brain in search of the human spark. The unique circuitry that provides us with language is closely tied to our ability to make and use complex tools. But where is the essential human spark, imagination?

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The Human Spark

Documentary

All

1 Season

52m

What is the nature of human uniqueness? Alan Alda takes this question personally, visiting with dozens of scientists on three continents--even undergoing an examination of his own brain.

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