6.3

Big History•Season 1•Episode 11

Decoded

6.3/10 · 17 votesDec 7, 201322 min

Ranked #13 of 17 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Secret codes run the world. The code of life, DNA, is the operating system for all organisms, which spawned intelligent life like us who eventually created codes of our own--language that allows us to talk and the alphabet that lets us write. We've even created

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World of Weapons

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Decoded

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The Big History of Everything

Cast1

Bryan Cranston

Narrator

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Episode Summary

"Decoded" is episode 11 of Big History season 1. It scored 6.3/10 from 17 votes, ranking #13 of 17 episodes this season (season average 6.5). It aired on December 7, 2013.

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