The Human Spark
Season 1
3 episodes · Jan 6, 2010
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- S1E1
Becoming Us
Jan 6, 2010Where and when did the Human Spark first ignite? In the caves of France, where 30,000-year-old paintings adorn the walls, as archeologists have long believed? Or at a much earlier time – and on another continent?
- S1E2
So Human, So Chimp
Jan 13, 2010Alan Alda sets out to explore the difference between chimpanzees and ourselves, and quickly finds that the scientists studying chimps and other non-human primates are themselves separated into opposing worldviews.
- S1E3
Brain Matters
Jan 20, 2010Alan gets a highly detailed scan of his brain. This image is the starting point for a search within his brain – as well as the brains of others – for the essential components of the Human Spark.