Deep Time History: Season 1

About 8,000 BC, in a few select places some people begin to experiment with a new way of harvesting energy. They're growing their own crops. An act so simple, it's hard to believe it will kick start a revolution. But it will. These are the first seeds, literally, of the rise of civilization.

Columbus has no idea that because of Earth's geology and geography he won't get to his destination...or how that epic failure will make his voyage one of the most influential expeditions in the history of humankind. Let's add an asteroid hitting the earth billions of years ago and connect the dots.

From early steam powered machines, to massive expansions of population and production. It's the story of how human brilliance became able to reproduce natural processes and create new methods for feeding billions.