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Origins: The Journey of Humankind

We wouldn't havethe ability to know exactly to the square inchwhere we're going without...

We wouldn't have
the ability to know exactly to the square inch
where we're going without that
little humble compass that every Boy Scout and
Girl Guide has in their pocket

Full Transcript

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We wouldn't have the ability to know
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exactly to the square inch where we're going
00:00:06.271 --> 00:00:08.024
without that little humble compass
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that every Boy Scout and Girl Guide has in their pocket.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:57
Uploaded
Jul 10, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Chameleon Pictures,New Zealand Film Commission,Severe Features

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Movie Summary

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 • E08 CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL FAR FROM THE WATCHFUL EYES OF - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL FAR FROM THE WATCHFUL EYES OF
S01 • E02 Unfortunately, all of his autopsies were done on animals, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
Unfortunately, all of his autopsies were done on animals,
S01 • E01 THEY WERE SAID TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS AND CHASE AWAY - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
THEY WERE SAID TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS AND CHASE AWAY
S01 • E06 IT'S AN AMAZING FACT THAT EVERY TIME YOU OPEN YOUR - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
IT'S AN AMAZING FACT THAT EVERY TIME YOU OPEN YOUR
S01 • E04 DIANA PRESTON: POOR WILLIAM TYNDALE PAID FOR HIS - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
DIANA PRESTON: POOR WILLIAM TYNDALE PAID FOR HIS
S01 • E03 WE ENGAGED IN WHAT WAS REALLY CALLED THE FIRST GLOBAL - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
WE ENGAGED IN WHAT WAS REALLY CALLED THE FIRST GLOBAL
S01 • E02 BILL BRYSON: For about a thousand years, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:12
BILL BRYSON: For about a thousand years,
S01 • E08 THE ARMY USED THE BICYCLE, BUSINESSES USED THE BICYCLE, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
THE ARMY USED THE BICYCLE, BUSINESSES USED THE BICYCLE,
S01 • E04 BUT THE IDEAS THAT HE UNLEASHED HAD A WHIRLWIND - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
BUT THE IDEAS THAT HE UNLEASHED HAD A WHIRLWIND
S01 • E03 AN ECONOMY THAT WAS REALLY FOUNDED ON THE BACKS OF - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
AN ECONOMY THAT WAS REALLY FOUNDED ON THE BACKS OF
S01 • E01 AND THEY WOULD BECOME THE INSPIRATION FOR THE - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
AND THEY WOULD BECOME THE INSPIRATION FOR THE
S01 • E08 IT RELEASED THE HUMAN SPIRIT IN TANGIBLE WAYS, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:10
IT RELEASED THE HUMAN SPIRIT IN TANGIBLE WAYS,
S01 • E07 JASON: Where you are going is just as important - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:06
JASON: Where you are going is just as important
S01 • E06 AS A SPECIES, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:04
AS A SPECIES, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY,
S01 • E04 REVEREND CAMERON: WITH THE COMING OF THE REFORMATION, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
REVEREND CAMERON: WITH THE COMING OF THE REFORMATION,
S01 • E06 IT'S ONLY IN THE LAST CENTURY OR SO THAT WE HAVE BEEN - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:07
IT'S ONLY IN THE LAST CENTURY OR SO THAT WE HAVE BEEN
S01 • E02 Religion didn't permit people to do dissections. - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:05
Religion didn't permit people to do dissections.
S01 • E03 THE LEGACY OF THAT TRADE CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:08
THE LEGACY OF THAT TRADE CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE
S01 • E07 As we look forward to new frontiers, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:12
As we look forward to new frontiers,
S01 • E02 Andreas Vesalius, who was a Belgian doctor, - Origins: The Journey of Humankind 00:13
Andreas Vesalius, who was a Belgian doctor,