Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Earth Time: Evolution and Human Memory

Earth Time: Evolution and Human Memory

In the 17th century, an Irish bishop judged the year of Earth’s creation to be 4004 BC. Although laughable by modern scientific standards, James Ussher’s calculation was among the first rigorous attempts to comprehend the vastness of geological history. This program opens a window into time frames that dwarf human life spans—evoking the insignificance of civilization in comparison to the age of the planet itself. Host Michio Kaku illustrates life’s evolution by driving the distance between America’s coasts—with the final millimeter representing the human epoch. He also looks at the importance of DNA as a tool for studying human evolution. Original BBC broadcast title: Earth Time. (50 minutes)

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Item#: BVL36411
Copyright date: ©2006
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN 978-1-4213-6622-7

Part of the Series : Time: The Story of Existence


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