Nova Series “Becoming Human”

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Jonathan Smith

Nova’s new three part special “Becoming Human”  airs this coming Tuesday, November 3rd and for the following two weeks November 10th and 17th (See your local PBS for listings and times)

Part 1. “First Steps” examines the factors which caused us to spilt from the other great apes and includes the recent discovery of Ardipithecus ramidus fossils.  Part 2. “Birth of Humanity”, profiles the early species of humans and Part 3 “Last Humans Standing” trys to answer why only “our kind” of humans remain. 

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One Response to Nova Series “Becoming Human”

  1. Jonathan Smith says:
    November 3, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    Just watched the program and over all I thought it was very well done.
    “missing link” (I hate that phrase)was only came up once I think and that was in conection with apes and humans.

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