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3. Brains
In the final episode Dr Alice Roberts explores how our species, homo sapiens, developed our large brain; and asks why we are the only one of our kind left on the planet today?
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Origins of Us is a documentary TV series that premiered on BBC Two on October 17, 2011. It has 1 season and 3 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 3 "Brains", aired on October 31, 2011.
Dr Alice Roberts reveals how your body tells the story of human evolution. The way you look, think and behave is a product of a 6 million year struggle for survival.
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3 episodes · 1 season
2011 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago
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In the final episode Dr Alice Roberts explores how our species, homo sapiens, developed our large brain; and asks why we are the only one of our kind left on the planet today?
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In this second episode Dr Alice Roberts charts how our ancestors’ hunt for food has driven the way we look and behave today – from the shape of our face, to the way we see and even the way we attract the opposite sex.
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In the first episode Dr Alice Roberts looks at how our skeleton reveals our incredible evolutionary journey.
Origins of Us has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 31, 2011.
The most recent episode of Origins of Us, Season 1 Episode 3 "Brains", aired on October 31, 2011.
Origins of Us has 1 season with 3 episodes in total.
Origins of Us first aired on BBC Two on October 17, 2011.
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