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Making 'Human Footprint': The Grind

Season 1 | 6m 51s

"Human Footprint" is unlike any other science series, and it was no small feat to make. Our small crew spent 140 days in over 40 locations, and wrangled nearly 100 characters and experts. We filmed the extravagant and strange, the devastating and dire, the elusive and the abundant. In "The Grind," find out how making "Human Footprint" changed our team's minds and pushed our bodies to their limits.

Extras
Watch the rise of a productive crop that has managed to replace itself, but at what cost?
The cultural and resource costs for manicured lawns and golf courses are quite shocking.
Shane explores the Human Footprint of cotton, from ancient rocks to 21st-century politics.
Shane explores three thriving urban species and envisions a wilder future for our cities.