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Originally Posted by T@T
Good doc, I am a little surprised they didn't bring up "Ardi" in their quest though. Maybe the Ardi find wasn't available to them at the time of shooting.
I liked the part where they figured we started walking on 2 feet to save energy,(ape use 4 times the energy to move than we do?) my theory was we did it so we could carry food over distances to our family's but i never hear that..oh well, I'm no scientist either.
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Yeah the energy to walk thing got me too, that was truly a big leap for evolution.
I think the coolest was how they've been able to take core samples from the ocean and sedimentary layers to show just how unstable the weather was for that key jump start in our evolution for those 200,000 yrs.
It seems intuitive really, that extreme changes in an environment is such a strong force for change and adaptation for species, and obviously makes a ton of sense for why after brain development had flat-lined for those 4 million years of pretty stable environment.
I get a real kick of how every discipline in science helps solve mysteries in others, I mean the use of DNA to date our split from the common ancestor to approx 5.7 million years is a massively important thing to have learned. Considering we had previously thought it would be around 3 million years ago.
Great start to the series, hopefully once all 3 are shown they'll offer a cheaper 3 pack than what they are doing now, charging $34.99 for 1 DVD in Blu ray
Btw I'll keep my eyes out for a online version to watch here in Canada.