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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

The so-called "wise ones." And our forbearers heretonight are Homo erectus, "those who...

The so-called "wise ones." And our forbearers here
tonight are Homo erectus, "those who stood up." They're not yet us, but
we carry them within us

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The so-called "wise ones."
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And our forbearers here tonight are Homo erectus,
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"those who stood up."
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They're not yet us, but we carry them within us.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:43
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 It's guided by the simple set of rules that define science - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
It's guided by the simple set of rules that define scie...
S01 • E03 This is our voyage to the heart of that mystery. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
This is our voyage to the heart of that mystery.
S01 • E08 TYSON: Gravity has a big bag of tricks, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
TYSON: Gravity has a big bag of tricks,
S01 • E03 [theme music plays]. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
[theme music plays].
S01 • E04 They could continue to wander in small bands, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
They could continue to wander in small bands,
S01 • E07 It's the largest radio telescope on Earth, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
It's the largest radio telescope on Earth,
S01 • E01 [splash] - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
[splash]
S01 • E09 The light that is the yardstick of the universe, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
The light that is the yardstick of the universe,
S01 • E08 Our own solar system, alone, has four ringed planets. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
Our own solar system, alone, has four ringed planets.
S01 • E12 Fortunately, our ancestors figured out a way to reach all - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:12
Fortunately, our ancestors figured out a way to reach all
S01 • E04 This required sacrifices for rewards that would not come until much later. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
This required sacrifices for rewards that would not come unt...
S01 • E07 The Five-Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
The Five-Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope,
S01 • E09 The imprisoned light that defines black holes. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
The imprisoned light that defines black holes.
S01 • E08 This one, with the romantic name J-1407B, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
This one, with the romantic name J-1407B,
S01 • E09 The absence of light that prevents us from knowing - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
The absence of light that prevents us from knowing
S01 • E04 For the first time, we were thinking about the future. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
For the first time, we were thinking about the future.
S01 • E07 This dish is a giant listening device for detecting radio waves - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
This dish is a giant listening device for detecting radio wa...
S01 • E13 We had learned to manipulate electrons into what would become a - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
We had learned to manipulate electrons into what would becom...
S01 • E02 It was around fires such as this one that we began to cook our food. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:04
It was around fires such as this one that we began to cook o...
S01 • E01 Take these rules to heart, and the cosmos is yours. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
Take these rules to heart, and the cosmos is yours.