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How was that?
- That was awesome "Well, jeez, this has got
me, thinking now" "you know, this all really is
caveman stuff, isn't it?" "Well, here I'm being given some
research, listen to this" "About 1,8 million years ago humankind
discovered cooking over a flame" "And, as the theory goes" "it became our ticket to becoming
bigger and bolder and brighter" "The body can take in more
energy more efficiently" "from cooked food rather than raw" "So, we become taller and stronger" "giving us the time
to develop new skills" "and pursue new activities
all the while expanding our brains" "So, you could say that cooking over
fire is fundamental to human existence"
- That was awesome "Well, jeez, this has got
me, thinking now" "you know, this all really is
caveman stuff, isn't it?" "Well, here I'm being given some
research, listen to this" "About 1,8 million years ago humankind
discovered cooking over a flame" "And, as the theory goes" "it became our ticket to becoming
bigger and bolder and brighter" "The body can take in more
energy more efficiently" "from cooked food rather than raw" "So, we become taller and stronger" "giving us the time
to develop new skills" "and pursue new activities
all the while expanding our brains" "So, you could say that cooking over
fire is fundamental to human existence"
Full Transcript
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- How was that?
- That was awesome
00:00:03.128 --> 00:00:05.301
"Well, jeez, this has got
me, thinking now"
00:00:05.432 --> 00:00:09.646
"you know, this all really is
caveman stuff, isn't it?"
00:00:09.994 --> 00:00:13.208
"Well, here I'm being given some
research, listen to this"
00:00:15.999 --> 00:00:21.159
"About 1,8 million years ago humankind
discovered cooking over a flame"
00:00:22.332 --> 00:00:23.983
"And, as the theory goes"
00:00:24.157 --> 00:00:29.037
"it became our ticket to becoming
bigger and bolder and brighter"
00:00:31.281 --> 00:00:34.628
"The body can take in more
energy more efficiently"
00:00:34.758 --> 00:00:37.625
"from cooked food rather than raw"
00:00:40.274 --> 00:00:43.049
"So, we become taller and stronger"
00:00:43.882 --> 00:00:46.314
"giving us the time
to develop new skills"
00:00:46.531 --> 00:00:51.311
"and pursue new activities
all the while expanding our brains"
00:00:52.961 --> 00:00:59.609
"So, you could say that cooking over
fire is fundamental to human existence"
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Movie Summary
Documentary series in which Goldblum pulls back the curtain on a seemingly familiar object to reveal a world of astonishing connections, fascinating science, and a whole lot of big ideas.