NOVA | Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors

The first in-depth televised investigation documenting an explosion of recent discoveries, NOVAs three-part special, Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors, examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives—putting together the pieces of our human past and transforming our
understanding of our earliest ancestors. Becoming Human airs Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 8pm ET/PT on PBS (check local listings).

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• PBS
• NOVA
• Becming
• human
• anthropology
• evolution
• Lucy
• hominids

[oggleman]

There's no such thing as a "transition from ape to human" because humans are apes! That's like saying a "transition from dogs to poodles"!

[wetard57]

this looks really exciting hope i can watch it online !

[SpiritKnob]

If he existed at all...

Anyway, he was certainly not what I'd call saintly. He was a sexist jerk who said that people would burn/be cast into oblvion forever if they didn't follow him

[GrantAustin1985]

obviously the bible is a load of old tosh, but the devil to test us? who's the one doing all the sacrificing and killing in the bible? not the devil.... the dude on the clouds

[otakujhp]

I don't really agree with the statement, "what set us on the path from ape to human?"

We ARE apes, by classification.

[Blakblastoise]

I never said I did, but since you don't believe in the bible, yet believe in god, and you think the word is only 50 years old, i can safely assume you're just a person who makes up his own stuff.

[culwin]

The Bible also says that the "Roman Empire" conquered "Israel" and "Egypt", I suppose you believe that nonsense too??

[Blakblastoise]

Yeah, I wasn't arguing that. I was arguing against these people who said the earth is only "50 years old"

[gitaiyer]

Of course, there was a Jesus. He was probably a saintly man with awesome intentions for his fellow-humans.

On the other hand, bible stories were written by other men - ordinary mortals putting their spin on things.

[DudeWithTheBling]

for 10 years

to do with taxes