What makes us human? / WGBH Boston ; written, produced and directed by David Murdock. Zeresenay Alemseged profile written and directed by Joshua Seftel ; produced by Joshua Seftel & Erika Frankel
Neanderthals 'r' us -- Stone Age language mystery -- Evolution of laughter -- Profile: Zeresenay Alemseged
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
Analysis
Documentaries
Credits
Executive producer, Julia Cort ; production manager, Stephanie Mills ; music, Christopher Rife ; editors, Daniel Sheire, Marc Vives
Performer
Host: David Pogue
Event
Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2012, as an episode of the PBS television series: Nova scienceNOW
Audience
Not rated
Notes
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing and audio descriptions for the visually impaired
