NOVA S37E6 — Becoming Human: Last Human Standing

7.6

NOVA•Season 37•Episode 6

Becoming Human: Last Human Standing

7.6/10 · 86 votesNov 17, 200955 min

Ranked #3 of 18 in Season 37•+0.4 vs season avg

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The final program examines the roots of our own species, Homo sapiens, which new evidence pinpoints to southern Africa some 200,000 years ago. New discoveries are upending old ideas and suggesting that our exodus from Africa was far earlier than previously thought.

Directed byGraham Townsley

Written byGraham Townsley

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Season 37 Episodes18

E1 7.1

Darwin's Darkest Hour

E2 6.9

Hubble's Amazing Rescue

E3 6.9

Lizard Kings

E4 7.5

Becoming Human: First Steps

E5 7.4

Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity

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Becoming Human: Last Human Standing

E7 7.9

What Are Dreams?

E8 7.6

What Darwin Never Knew

E9 7.2

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor

E10 7.2

Building Pharaoh's Ship

E11 7.0

Riddles of the Sphinx

E12 7.2

Ghosts of Machu Picchu

E13 7.3

Extreme Cave Diving

E14 7.8

The Pluto Files

E15 7.1

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way

E16 6.7

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe

E17 7.0

Mind Over Money

E18 7.0

Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead

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Graham Townsley

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Graham Townsley

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Episode Summary

"Becoming Human: Last Human Standing" is episode 6 of NOVA season 37. It scored 7.6/10 from 86 votes, ranking #3 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Graham Townsley and written by Graham Townsley, it aired on November 17, 2009.

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