Before It Was Easy

Humanity has spent thousands of years making life easier.

But how did we survive before modern technology? When did we begin to dream, believe, build civilizations and question our place in the universe? And what happens when the technologies we create — from artificial intelligence to whatever comes next — begin changing what it means to be human?

Before It Was Easy explores the biggest questions about our past, our minds and our future through history, science, archaeology and storytelling.

We explore where we came from, how we became who we are — and where we might be going next.