The human spark [videorecording DVD] / a co-production of Chedd-Angier-Lewis Productions and Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG ; writer and series producer, Graham Chedd ; director, Larry Engel.
Title from container. Host, Alan Alda. Originally broadcast as a 3 part series on PBS in 2009. Special feature: deleted scenes.
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.
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