
Becoming Human Part 1 Preview
Preview: Season 36 Episode 13 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Premiers on air and online Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? The first part of NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes. The television program premiers on PBS on Tuesday, November 3rd.
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.

Becoming Human Part 1 Preview
Preview: Season 36 Episode 13 | 2m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? The first part of NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes. The television program premiers on PBS on Tuesday, November 3rd.
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