Evolution: Brain Power Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 13 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
The story of the dolphin reveals how intelligence evolved, step by step, over billions of years.
Intelligence is the defining trait of our species. Discover how our sophisticated human brains—and those of our clever animal cousins like the dolphin—evolved from the time when our ancestors were tiny senseless sea creatures.
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Evolution: Brain Power Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 13 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Intelligence is the defining trait of our species. Discover how our sophisticated human brains—and those of our clever animal cousins like the dolphin—evolved from the time when our ancestors were tiny senseless sea creatures.
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(bright music) - Evolution, it's built entirely on these tiny little mistakes that allow life to take a new pathway.
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