PBS NOVA Becoming Human 720p.X264-all 3 episodes 2009
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- Video > Highres - TV shows
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- 3
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- 4.37 GB
- Spoken language(s):
- English
- Tag(s):
- Darwin Evolution Biology
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- +1 / -0 (+1)
- Uploaded:
- Jan 27, 2010
- By:
- mbibt
Where did we come from? What makes us human? An explosion of recent discoveries sheds light on these questions, and NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special, "Becoming Human," examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives. Part 1, "First Steps," examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes. The program explores the fossil of "Selam," also known as "Lucy's Child." Paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged spent five years carefully excavating the sandstone-embedded fossil. NOVA's cameras are there to capture the unveiling of the face, spine, and shoulder blades of this 3.3 million-year-old fossil child. And NOVA takes viewers "inside the skull" to show how our ancestors' brains had begun to change from those of the apes. Why did leaps in human evolution take place? "First Steps" explores a provocative "big idea" that sharp swings of climate were a key factor. The other programs in the "Becoming Human" series are Part 2: "Birth of Humanity," which profiles the earliest species of humans, and Part 3: "Last Human Standing," which examines why, of various human species that once shared the planet, only our kind remains. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/becoming-human-part-1.html All 3 episodes, X264, 720p .mkv video, English, no subtitles. Not my rip. Thanks to whoever ripped it. Technical: Format : Matroska File size : 1.46 GiB Duration : 51mn 30s Overall bit rate : 4 049 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2009-11-11 21:11:00 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L3.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@3.1 Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 51mn 27s Bit rate : 3 521 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 3 598 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Resolution : 8 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.159 Stream size : 1.27 GiB (87%) Audio ID : 1 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Codec ID : A_AC3 Duration : 51mn 30s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 448 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Stream size : 165 MiB (11%)
omg amazing!! thank you so much.
everyone plz seed this as long as you can. great information in here. something your young children one day will enjoy very much.
everyone plz seed this as long as you can. great information in here. something your young children one day will enjoy very much.
Thanks! This is great. I really got a lot of new info from this that seems to fill in parts of the "picture" very well.
Ain't it nice to not have to fear evidence? And to realize that it's a given that it's not possible, or necessary, to have incontrovertible certainty about every detail of how it all happened - but the general picture is clearly demonstrable? It's amazing and sad how many folks wish to remain benighted about this as a demonstration of a virtue.
If folks honestly looked at the scientific evidence from the various fields and then felt they needed God to explain certain parts, that would be one thing. That wouldn't require, or give reason for them to constantly make knee-jerk blocks against evidence or blatantly misrepresent the theories and evidence (even after being told where and how they error repeatedly) as if they hadn't ever heard a more correct representation. Then they could be honest and open minded, instead of the complete opposite.
It's not that they've seen the clear evidence and still find supernatural influence to be necessary in parts that seem too unlikely to them. Even if they said they know in their hearts there is a god in addition to what science can show us, they wouldn't have to be dishonest. But they insist that the bible stories are true, and their narratives about God have to be true, so they have to resort to pathetic self-deception and desperately try to spread it to others to give it false strength via wider consensus. Makes me especially sad hearing it from young people with such confidence.
Similar deception goes on so many levels, even about ethical behavior directly correlating to religiosity, when data shows a slightly inverse relationship. But such will never sway their opinions or their self-righteousness.
Sorry, got worked up by comments on another such video I just downloaded ;-).
Ain't it nice to not have to fear evidence? And to realize that it's a given that it's not possible, or necessary, to have incontrovertible certainty about every detail of how it all happened - but the general picture is clearly demonstrable? It's amazing and sad how many folks wish to remain benighted about this as a demonstration of a virtue.
If folks honestly looked at the scientific evidence from the various fields and then felt they needed God to explain certain parts, that would be one thing. That wouldn't require, or give reason for them to constantly make knee-jerk blocks against evidence or blatantly misrepresent the theories and evidence (even after being told where and how they error repeatedly) as if they hadn't ever heard a more correct representation. Then they could be honest and open minded, instead of the complete opposite.
It's not that they've seen the clear evidence and still find supernatural influence to be necessary in parts that seem too unlikely to them. Even if they said they know in their hearts there is a god in addition to what science can show us, they wouldn't have to be dishonest. But they insist that the bible stories are true, and their narratives about God have to be true, so they have to resort to pathetic self-deception and desperately try to spread it to others to give it false strength via wider consensus. Makes me especially sad hearing it from young people with such confidence.
Similar deception goes on so many levels, even about ethical behavior directly correlating to religiosity, when data shows a slightly inverse relationship. But such will never sway their opinions or their self-righteousness.
Sorry, got worked up by comments on another such video I just downloaded ;-).
thank you, still not had chance to watch the 1st .
but I luv the being human series so i'm sure I will like this too.
but I luv the being human series so i'm sure I will like this too.
mbibt you're the man (woman)! ty
v10 a10
v10 a10
Thanks, excellent quality v10 a10 and very informative!
oops I forgot I commented after ep1 already. Thanks!
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