Royal Institution Christmas Lectures: Season 26, Episode 1

Waking Up in the Universe

Dawkins discusses the amazing capabilities of the human body and contrasts these with the limited capabilities of computers and other man-made machines. He uses a small totem pole (which is used in ancestor worship) to illustrate the importance of studying our ancestors to understand how we've evolved.

Release Date: 1966-01-04
Seasons: 8 12 13 26 28 30 31 33 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58
TMDb: 5.1/10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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