00000cgm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611254959 Buklod 20140506144405.0 a r |||| u| ta 100105p20102007mau||| | || vleng d 9781608831364 (iLib)UPD-00215706025 DLC DSCI eng GN 281 H86 2009 The human spark written and produced by Graham Chedd ; directed by Larry Engel ; a co-production of Chedd-Angier-Lewis Productions and Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG. [Boston, Mass.] PBS Distribution c2009 1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in. Originally produced in 2007; originally broadcast as a 3 part series on PBS in 2009. Special feature: deleted scenes. Episode one. Becoming us: -- Our earliest ancestors -- Our Neanderthal cousins -- Flickerings of the human spark -- Stone-age social networking -- Crash course in primitive tool making -- New theories about our origins -- Episode two. So human, so chimp: -- Our closest living relatives -- Thinking like a chimp -- Monkey business : concepts of mind -- Apes vs. humans -- Chimp see, chimp do -- A helping hand -- Episode three. Brain matters: -- Welcome to Alan's brain -- The spark ignites -- Seeing the spark -- Is language genetic? -- The best intentions -- The essential human spark. Director of photography, Larry Engel ; editor, David Berenson ; music, John Keltonic. Host, Alan Alda. Alan Alda takes a look at how humans first appeared on Earth millions of years ago, and how our species not only survived, but thrived, through some unimaginable conditions. Alda visits with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participates directly in many experiments - including the detailed examination of his own brain. DVD, NTSC, widescreen. Closed-captioned. Human evolution. Human beings Origin. Human biology. Brain Evolution. Television mini-series. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Alda, Alan 1936-. Chedd, Graham. Engel, Larry. Chedd-Angier-Lewis Productions. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.). PBS Distribution (Firm). FO UPD DSCI GN 281 .H86 2009 Visual Material