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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

He failed to grasp thatit took millions of years of evolution and higher survivalrates...

He failed to grasp that
it took millions of years of evolution and higher survival
rates among the generations of giraffes with even
slightly longer necks to result in a tall modern giraffe

Full Transcript

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He failed to grasp that it took millions of years of
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evolution and higher survival rates among the generations of
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giraffes with even slightly longer necks to result
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in a tall modern giraffe.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:03
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, animation, family

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Movie Summary

"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
S01 • E09 We're living in our own Flatworld, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
We're living in our own Flatworld,
S01 • E12 Once upon a time, there were no refrigerators. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
Once upon a time, there were no refrigerators.
S01 • E08 How could you land such a thing on the surface - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
How could you land such a thing on the surface
S01 • E11 That's because it takes that long for light from the - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
That's because it takes that long for light from the
S01 • E10 It would just be a matter of weeks, she told him. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
It would just be a matter of weeks, she told him.
S01 • E01 His friend, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
His friend,
S01 • E07 It takes courage to leave home with no way back, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
It takes courage to leave home with no way back,
S01 • E13 But here at this fair, there's a pavilion where long-dead - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
But here at this fair, there's a pavilion where long-de...
S01 • E02 Is DNA destiny? - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
Is DNA destiny?
S01 • E06 Among his reasons was a desire to know, at last, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Among his reasons was a desire to know, at last,
S01 • E08 Being able to guarantee that it could take off again and - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Being able to guarantee that it could take off again and
S01 • E11 And when we look at any world through this telescope, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
And when we look at any world through this telescope,
S01 • E03 Among his last wishes was a simple request. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
Among his last wishes was a simple request.
S01 • E05 The ancient ancestors of these colonies represent an early step in - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
The ancient ancestors of these colonies represent an early s...
S01 • E10 The challenge, was to find a chemical fuse that - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
The challenge, was to find a chemical fuse that
S01 • E02 And if it is, does it have the power to write epic tales of heroism and saintliness? - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
And if it is, does it have the power to write epic tales of ...
S01 • E07 That pushing and shoving is not meant to be hostile. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
That pushing and shoving is not meant to be hostile.
S01 • E03 He wanted to be cremated and - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
He wanted to be cremated and
S01 • E01 Huygens became the first to see that Saturn's rings did not - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
Huygens became the first to see that Saturn's rings did...
S01 • E04 This increasingly long neck of the giraffe was due to random - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
This increasingly long neck of the giraffe was due to random