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Origins: The Journey of Humankind

Superstition was givingway to science

Superstition was giving
way to science

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Superstition was giving way to science.
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5 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:58
Uploaded
Jul 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Chameleon Pictures,New Zealand Film Commission,Severe Features

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Our primal curiosity has sparked new inventions and revealed the mysteries of the universe. This eight part mini series strives to trace the pivotal innovations that make us modern.
S01 • E04 THAT ABILITY MADE THE MODERN WORLD POSSIBLE. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
THAT ABILITY MADE THE MODERN WORLD POSSIBLE.
S01 • E05 But for all its destruction, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
But for all its destruction,
S01 • E01 JASON SILVA: IN EVERY AGE, WE HAVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH FIRE. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
JASON SILVA: IN EVERY AGE, WE HAVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH FIRE.
S01 • E02 a-long-way-in-the-last-century - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:14
a-long-way-in-the-last-century
S01 • E03 A WEB OF TRADE ROUTES EMERGED TO FEED THE DEMAND. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
A WEB OF TRADE ROUTES EMERGED TO FEED THE DEMAND.
S01 • E05 When the great armies of the ancient world - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
When the great armies of the ancient world
S01 • E01 COOKING REVEALED THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
COOKING REVEALED THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER
S01 • E04 NONE OF IT WOULD EXIST WITHOUT THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
NONE OF IT WOULD EXIST WITHOUT THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS
S01 • E03 TRADERS FROM EAST AND WEST SOUGHT THEIR FORTUNE ON THE - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
TRADERS FROM EAST AND WEST SOUGHT THEIR FORTUNE ON THE
S01 • E06 JASON SILVA: FOR MOST OF HUMAN HISTORY, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
JASON SILVA: FOR MOST OF HUMAN HISTORY,
S01 • E01 AND SO, WE TURNED TO THE NATURAL WORLD AND WONDERED, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
AND SO, WE TURNED TO THE NATURAL WORLD AND WONDERED,
S01 • E05 But they also absorbed the cultures and values - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
But they also absorbed the cultures and values
S01 • E04 BECAUSE IT IS SO POWERFUL, SOME TRY TO KEEP THAT POWER TO - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
BECAUSE IT IS SO POWERFUL, SOME TRY TO KEEP THAT POWER TO
S01 • E08 JASON SILVA: LONG BEFORE THEY BECAME OUR CLOSE COMPANIONS, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
JASON SILVA: LONG BEFORE THEY BECAME OUR CLOSE COMPANIONS,
S01 • E07 In Greece, the hero was reborn as Odysseus, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:09
In Greece, the hero was reborn as Odysseus,
S01 • E02 To our ancestors, things like CT scans and laser surgery - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
To our ancestors, things like CT scans and laser surgery
S01 • E03 THEY BLAZED NEW PATHS, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
THEY BLAZED NEW PATHS,
S01 • E06 WHAT UNIFIED THESE DISTANT TRIBES? - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
WHAT UNIFIED THESE DISTANT TRIBES?
S01 • E05 After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt
S01 • E01 WE BEGAN USING FIRE TO HARDEN OUR WOODEN SPEARS, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
WE BEGAN USING FIRE TO HARDEN OUR WOODEN SPEARS,