The Molecule That Made Us

H2O: The Molecule that Made Us is a landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource. One that may be about to run out.

Schedule

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The Molecule That Made Us

Pulse

Monday
Apr 20

2:00 pm

1 Hour

How water arrived on Earth, and how it became the essential force behind all life -- from dragonflies to humans.
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The Molecule That Made Us

Civilizations

Monday
Apr 20

3:00 pm

1 Hour

How water may have driven the evolution of man and created the earliest civilizations; whether the Earth's water supplies can guarantee the future of humans.
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The Molecule That Made Us

Crisis

Monday
Apr 20

4:00 pm

1 Hour

Earth's changing water cycle, and the globalized movement toward water for profit, forces changes across the globe with regard to people's reliance on water.

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