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Human Footprint

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.

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Watch • 11:24
Human Footprint
How Corn Took Over the World
Watch the rise of a productive crop that has managed to replace itself, but at what cost?
Special: 11:24
Watch • 11:29
Human Footprint
The Watery Price Of Golf Courses & Lawns
The cultural and resource costs for manicured lawns and golf courses are quite shocking.
Special: 11:29
Watch • 54:52
Human Footprint
The Ground Below
Shane explores the Human Footprint of cotton, from ancient rocks to 21st-century politics.
Episode: S1 E6 | 54:52
Watch • 54:41
Human Footprint
The Urban Jungle
Shane explores three thriving urban species and envisions a wilder future for our cities.
Episode: S1 E5 | 54:41