Seasons & Episodes
The Superpower of Salt
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
Horse Power Revolution
The horse has been a revolutionary animal in unexpected ways. It has changed how we speak, what we wear, and sets the hi
Gold Fever
This episode asks why mankind is gold crazy, and discovers there's a hard-wired reason we lust after it, and a microscop
Below Zero
Reveals how cold has the power to turn men into Barbarians, spark history's longest running war, and create the concept
Megastructures
From the Great Pyramid at Giza to the towering skyscrapers of today, humans have engineered massive constructions for at
Defeating Gravity
Flight takes more than wings. We need the right kind of air, the perfect materials cooked up over billions of years, and
Brain Boost
Behind that cup of coffee or tea is a global story that goes back to the collision that created the Moon and the evoluti
World of Weapons
Humans have small teeth and no claws or armor, so how do we project our power? Warfare has defined traditional history,
Mountain Machines
They form natural boundaries, dictate how we spread around the planet, create natural defenses, and control our weather.
Pocket Time Machine
How does the cellphone in your pocket link to the Big Bang, the evolution of human memory, and even the Titanic disaster
Decoded
Secret codes run the world. The code of life, DNA, is the operating system for all organisms, which spawned intelligent
Deadly Meteors
Impacts from space have created our planet and just about everything in it. Like celestial supply ships, they brought in
The Sun
The Sun is our master and creator. It gives us our perception of time, controls our reality, and powers our lives. Big H
Rise of the Carnivores
Eating meat made us human...by giving us bigger brains, better tools, and spoken language. The human need for beef has d
H₂O
Water is the miracle molecule, and mankind has used its perfect properties to revolutionize our lives. It was our first
Silver Supernova
At critical moments in history, our second place metal was the most important metal on Earth. Big History reveals how si
The Big History of Everything
A two-hour special that caps off the 16-episode first season of H2's "Big History", the program illustrates the eight ma
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