In the Goldilocks Zone

A series exploring climate, life, extinction, civilisation and disease.

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Part 6 – We are the ones we've been waiting for

Anyone who is even vaguely alert will be aware that there's something up with this planet of ours. What's Up?

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Part 5 – A Plague on their Houses

The more we've adapted our lives to avoid pathogens and plagues, the more they've adapted themselves to us.

Part 5 – A Plague on their Houses

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Part 4 – The Rise of the Thinkers

Homo sapiens ... literally 'wise man'. Wise because of what exactly? Do we deserve this title collectively?

Part 4 – The Rise of the Thinkers

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Part 3 – Great Migrations

It took around 150,000 years for Humans to travel from Africa to Aotearoa. What happened along the way?

Part 3 – Great Migrations

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Part 2 – The Next Extinction?

Of all the species that ever existed, 99% are now extinct. A series of Great Dyings have occurred. Why?

Part 2 – The Next Extinction?

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Part 1 – Why Planet Earth is Right for Us

Creative Director Leo Gene Peters and scientists Tim Naish, Lionel Carter and David Wharton discuss the unique set of circumstances that allow life on earth to develop and flourish.

Part 1 – Why Planet Earth is Right for Us

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