Descent: A Dive Into The Unknown

Neel Shah
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Descent: A Dive Into The Unknown

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.

Episodes

  1. Death of Earth

    13/02/2021

    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
  2. Next World War

    13/02/2021

    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
  3. Human-Animal Hybrids

    13/02/2021

    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
  4. Future of Medicine

    13/02/2021

    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.

    6 min
  5. Microbial Life

    13/02/2021

    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
  6. Deep Waters

    13/02/2021

    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.

    4 min
  7. Ancient Civilizations

    13/02/2021

    Ancient Civilizations

    It’s no secret that humans are the Earth’s most dominant species. And, without proof of life anywhere else in the universe, we can probably consider ourselves the most dominant species in space too. But what if there were others just like us millions of years ago? How do we even know that we’re the first advanced civilization to call the planet Earth home? And, if there have been others, what kind of traces have they left for us to find? Join Neel in a quest to find traces of our neighbours from the past.

    4 min
  8. Humans Before Us

    13/02/2021

    Humans Before Us

    Millions of years before industry, agriculture, and civilization the world stage was set for one creature's unprecedented rise. Join Ishika in the story of humanity's evolution from about seven million years ago when the human lineage broke away from that of chimpanzees.

    3 min
  9. Descent (Trailer)

    13/02/2021

    Descent (Trailer)

    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.

    1 min

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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.

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