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The Human Spark

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Documentary
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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.

Season 1, 3 Episodes

Season 1 (3 Episodes)

The Human Spark - Becoming Us
S1 E1
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?
ALL 52m 2010
The Human Spark - So Human, So Chimp
S1 E2
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.
ALL 52m 2010
The Human Spark - Brain Matters
S1 E3
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?
ALL 52m 2010

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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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