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Do you think you know how the world works? Do you think that this material universe is all there is? What is real? What mysteries lie beyond the reach of your senses? Who are you on this vast planet and what does it mean to be human?

Join Neel, Ishika, Vedika & Aarif in a sweeping narrative spanning two and a half million years of human evolution as they weave insights from science and the humanities to unfold the mysteries of our descent.

Descent: A Dive Into The Unknown Neel Shah

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Do you think you know how the world works? Do you think that this material universe is all there is? What is real? What mysteries lie beyond the reach of your senses? Who are you on this vast planet and what does it mean to be human?

Join Neel, Ishika, Vedika & Aarif in a sweeping narrative spanning two and a half million years of human evolution as they weave insights from science and the humanities to unfold the mysteries of our descent.

    Death of Earth

    Death of Earth

    Ah, the planet Earth, our beautiful home. We’d like to believe it will be around forever, but what if it isn’t? Aliens, comets, weapons of mass destruction, black holes, even the Sun could destroy the Earth. What’s it going to be? How will it affect you, or your descendants? And would we be able to stop it? Join Neel as he answers what might just cause our planet to die.

    • 5 min
    Next World War

    Next World War

    Human history has been full of battles and wars, some big and some small.  Join Aarif as he explores the possibility of humanity's biggest battle yet, the third World War.

    • 4 min
    Human-Animal Hybrids

    Human-Animal Hybrids

    If you could combine your genes with any animal in the world, which one would you choose? Would you want the power of a wolf? The agility of a cat? Or the wings of a bird? Well, join Vedika in a technologically advanced world with human-animal hybrids.

    • 4 min
    Future of Medicine

    Future of Medicine

    Is it hard for you to put on eyedrops without some of it rolling down your cheek? Was the novel coronavirus a manmade disaster made in the lab to intentionally hurt people? What is the big pharma conspiracy theory? Join Ishika on a ride through the future of medical sciences and biological advancements.

    • 5 min
    Microbial Life

    Microbial Life

    When animals first evolved, they did so in a microbial world. They did so on a planet that had been home to all these organisms for billions of years. So join Aarif on a trip with these little animals.

    • 4 min
    Deep Waters

    Deep Waters

    If you traveled to the deepest points of Earth, what would you find? Lost cities, mythical sea monsters, rivers of gold? Probably not. But there is still a lot to discover. So join Vedika as she travels deep underneath the surface to explore some of the most inhospitable places on Earth.

    • 3 min

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