Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
12 February 2012 - 10:39 pm NZ time
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In the Goldilocks Zone
- Part 1 - Why Planet Earth is Right for Us
Creative Director Leo Gene Peters and scientists Tim Naish, Lionel Carter and David Wharton discuss the unique set of circumstances that allow life on earth to develop and flourish. (52′44″)
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- Part 2 - The Next Extinction?
Of all the species that ever existed, 99% are now extinct. A series of Great Dyings have occurred. Why? (49′26″)
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- Part 3 - Great Migrations
It took around 150,000 years for Humans to travel from Africa to Aotearoa. What happened along the way? (50′41″)
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- Part 4 - The Rise of the Thinkers
Homo sapiens ... literally 'wise man'. Wise because of what exactly? Do we deserve this title collectively? (51′22″)
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- Part 5 - A Plague on their Houses
The more we've adapted our lives to avoid pathogens and plagues, the more they've adapted themselves to us. (51′00″)
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- Part 6 - We are the ones we've been waiting for
Anyone who is even vaguely alert will be aware that there's something up with this planet of ours. What's Up? (51′12″)
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Radio New Zealand in conjunction with the Royal Society of New Zealand presents a six-part series about climate, life, extinction, the great migrations, the rise of civilization, human diseases, and asks the Big Question: what happens now?
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