First Aired: June 26th, 2017
Status: Continuing
Genre: Documentary
Network: YouTube
Summary: Join hosts Hank Green, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age. The evolutionary history of mammals including humans and other modern species is explored with these amazing paleontology experts.
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Season 6
Episode 1: How our deadliest parasite turned to the dark side
Air Date: January 11st, 2022
Summary: Around 10,000 years ago, somewhere in Africa, a microscopic parasite made a huge leap. With a little help from a mosquito, it left its animal host - probably a gorilla - and found its way to a new host: us.
Episode 2: Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)
Air Date: January 19th, 2022
Summary: The Snake Detection Hypothesis proposes that the ability to quickly spot and avoid snakes is deeply embedded in primates, including us - an evolutionary consequence of the danger snakes have posed to us over millions of years.
Episode 3: How the Rise of Social Insects Shrunk These Dinosaurs
Air Date: January 27th, 2022
Summary: We often think of dinosaurs as either preying on other dinos or mammals, or as plant-eaters -- but in ecosystems today, those aren’t the only two options. So why would we expect dinosaurs to have only been carnivores or herbivores, with the occasional omnivore thrown in the mix?
Episode 5: How Horses Went From Food To Friends
Air Date: February 16th, 2022
Summary: Do our modern horses descend from just one domesticated population, or did it happen many times, in many places? Answering these questions has been tricky, as we’ve needed to bring together evidence from art, archaeology, and ancient DNA…Because, as it turns out, the history of humans and horses has been a pretty wild ride.
Episode 6: Why We Only Have Ten Toes (It's a Long Story)
Air Date: February 23rd, 2022
Summary: Today, all mammals from humans to bats have five fingers or fewer. Yes, even whales, whose finger bones are hidden in their fins. Birds have four or fewer and amphibians get the best of both worlds, often having four digits on their “hands” and five on their “feet.” But no species of vertebrates have more than five digits, let alone eight!
Episode 24: How the Smallest Animal Got So Simple
Air Date: April 13rd, 2022
Summary: We tend to think that evolution only goes in one direction— toward getting bigger and more advanced. But that’s not always the case. This tiny, simple animal, the Myxozoans, (yes, animal!) evolved from something bigger and more complex.
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