What makes us human? / WGBH Boston ; written, produced and directed by David Murdock.

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Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that distinguish humans from the millions of other animal species with which we share the vast majority of our DNA. Now, we explore those traits once thought to be uniquely human to discover their evolutionary roots.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: PBS Distribution (Firm)
WGBH Educational Foundation
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other Authors: Pogue, David, 1963-
Murdock, David (Producer, Director, Screenwriter)
Seftel, Joshua
Frankel, Erika
Cort, Julia
Mills, Stephanie
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing and audio descriptions for the visually impaired.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, 2012.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Alemseged, Zeresenay.
Philosophical anthropology.
Neanderthals.
Tools, Prehistoric.
Language and languages > Origin.
Laughter.
Australopithecus afarensis.
Human evolution.
Human behavior.
Human beings.
Science television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Genre:
Science television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:Nova scienceNow (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that distinguish humans from the millions of other animal species with which we share the vast majority of our DNA. Now, we explore those traits once thought to be uniquely human to discover their evolutionary roots.
Note:Videorecording.
Call Number:CY2 D0149883 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:9781608838028
1608838021
Credits:Producers, Joshua Seftel, Erika Frankel ; executive producer, Julia Cort ; production manager, Stephanie Mills.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC format, region 1 ; widescreen ; stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Host: David Pogue.
Event Details:
Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2012, as an episode of the PBS television series: Nova scienceNOW.