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Origin Of EverythingEvery aspect of our daily reality, whether its the words we use, the pop culture we love, the technology that get us through the day, or even the identities we give ourselves, emerge from thousands of intersecting histories. And on this show, we're going to explore them ALL!![PBS Digital Studios]()

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Origin of Everything
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Two Cents
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Monstrum
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Now Playing8minWerehyena: The Terrifying Shapeshifters of African Lore
Now Playing15minBaba Yaga: The Ancient Origins of the Famous 'Witch'
Now Playing12minThe Origins of 'Big Bug' Science Fiction
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Eons
Now Playing9minThe Whole Saga of the Supercontinents
Now Playing10minThe Last Time the Globe Warmed
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Now Playing8minWhere Did Viruses Come From?
Now Playing9minThe Sudden Rise of the First Colossal Animal
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Now Playing11minWhen Penguins Went From The Sky To The Sea
Now Playing8minThe Mystery of the Eocene's Lethal Lake
Now Playing9minThe Rise and Fall of the Bone-Crushing Dogs
Now Playing10minHow Pollination Got Going Twice
Now Playing7minWhy Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?
Now Playing11minThe Story of the Dino Stampede
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Hot Mess
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Now Playing11minClimate Change is Too Big for our Brains feat. Mike Rugnetta
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Now Playing9minHow to Talk About Climate Change
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Space Time
Now Playing15minWill Wormholes Allow Fast Interstellar Travel?
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Now Playing15minWhat If Our Understanding of Gravity Is Wrong?
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Beat Making Lab
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Idea Channel
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Now Playing4minRussian Meteorites and Surveillance Culture
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Now Playing7minHow are Justin Bieber, Franz Liszt and Jerusalem Connected?
Now Playing5minAre Memes and Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?
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Now Playing3minAn Interview with Minecraft EDU Creator Joel Levin
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