November 2, 2013 • 30m
We all know that mankind can't live without air, food and water...the same is true of salt. The salt on your table is a key to unl...Read more
November 2, 2013 • 30m
The horse has been a revolutionary animal in unexpected ways. It has changed how we speak, what we wear, and sets the hidden limit...Read more
November 9, 2013 • 30m
This episode asks why mankind is gold crazy, and discovers there's a hard-wired reason we lust after it, and a microscopic explana...Read more
November 9, 2013 • 30m
Reveals how cold has the power to turn men into Barbarians, spark history's longest running war, and create the concept of race. A...Read more
November 16, 2013 • 30m
From the Great Pyramid at Giza to the towering skyscrapers of today, humans have engineered massive constructions for at least 5,0...Read more
November 16, 2013 • 30m
Flight takes more than wings. We need the right kind of air, the perfect materials cooked up over billions of years, and cosmic fo...Read more
November 23, 2013 • 30m
Behind that cup of coffee or tea is a global story that goes back to the collision that created the Moon and the evolution of plan...Read more
November 23, 2013 • 30m
Humans have small teeth and no claws or armor, so how do we project our power? Warfare has defined traditional history, but Big Hi...Read more
November 30, 2013 • 30m
They form natural boundaries, dictate how we spread around the planet, create natural defenses, and control our weather. From the ...Read more
November 30, 2013 • 30m
How does the cellphone in your pocket link to the Big Bang, the evolution of human memory, and even the Titanic disaster? Big Hist...Read more
December 7, 2013 • 30m
Secret codes run the world. The code of life, DNA, is the operating system for all organisms, which spawned intelligent life like ...Read more
December 7, 2013 • 30m
Impacts from space have created our planet and just about everything in it. Like celestial supply ships, they brought in water, me...Read more
December 14, 2013 • 30m
The Sun is our master and creator. It gives us our perception of time, controls our reality, and powers our lives. Big History she...Read more
December 14, 2013 • 30m
Eating meat made us human...by giving us bigger brains, better tools, and spoken language. The human need for beef has driven hist...Read more
December 21, 2013 • 30m
Water is the miracle molecule, and mankind has used its perfect properties to revolutionize our lives. It was our first superhighw...Read more
December 21, 2013 • 30m
At critical moments in history, our second place metal was the most important metal on Earth. Big History reveals how silver's pla...Read more
December 28, 2013 • 30m
A two-hour special that caps off the 16-episode first season of H2's "Big History", the program illustrates the eight major "thres...Read more