Origins: The Journey of Humankind
Origins: The Journey of Humankind
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Origins: The Journey of Humankind

6.5 / 10
2017
1 season
8 episodes
Documentary

Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern.

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Disney Plus
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Seasons

  • Spark of Civilization

    1.Spark of Civilization

    7.0
    06-03-201748m

    Harnessing fire gave us the power to create, to destroy and to transform. But it also taught us hard lessons about what we can and cannot control. This is the story of how fire tra...

  • Cheating Death

    2.Cheating Death

    13-03-201746m

    Microscopic armies have waged war on humanity for thousands of years. Medicine is our great weapon to fight back against invisible, unthinkable death.

  • Power of Money

    3.Power of Money

    20-03-201748m

    Money is the most successful story imagined by humans, because it's the only story everyone believes. From a simple act of trade to the greed for gold to today’s global economy, th...

  • The Writing on the Wall

    4.The Writing on the Wall

    27-03-201748m

    If knowledge is power, communication is the jet fuel, the delivery system, the gift we give each other that links the modern world. But it has a dark side.

  • Progress of War

    5.Progress of War

    03-04-201747m

    War brings out the best and worst in humanity. It has revolutionized medicine, transportation and communication, and changed how we live and how we think.

  • Building the Future

    6.Building the Future

    7.0
    09-04-201748m

    The human race has moved from bone huts to skyscrapers. Today, we are seemingly everywhere ... everywhere we want to be. Our walls and structures dominate the landscape. They don't...

  • Into the Unknown

    7.Into the Unknown

    8.0
    10-04-201748m

    When it comes to the edge of the darkness, the bend in the horizon or the distant stars, humans can't help ourselves: exploration is in our nature. We have climbed to the summits o...

  • The Road Ahead

    8.The Road Ahead

    8.0
    17-04-201746m

    Freedom of movement has given us freedom of mind. The flow of people and materials exposes us to new ideas, new ways of life and new understanding. This is the story of how transpo...

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