Survival

April 23, 2018
47 min
4.2/5
Season 1 - Episode 5: Survival

Season 1 - Episode 5: Survival

Survival - Episode 5

Overview

Earth, the great killer. Without the cycle of death and sacrifice, from cellular to planetary, life would not be here. From the deaths of stars, to planetary scale mass extinctions and the sacrifice of individuals for a greater genetic good, this is the story of how life evolved hand in hand with death. Death drives evolution. It's hardwired: from our cells to our landscapes, our colorful living planet is only possible because of it. Death leads to opportunity and biodiversity which ironically ensures life on the planet is never wiped out. It's not enough for our planet to be habitable… it also has to be lethal.

Episode Information

TV Show

One Strange Rock

Season

Season 1

Episode Number

5

Air Date

April 23, 2018

Runtime

47 minutes

Rating

4.2/5

Guest Stars

R

Roger Smith

Self - Paleontologist

K

Karla Colmenero

Self - Environmentalist

T

Tyler Winter

Self - Aquatic Ecologist

P

Petr Nesterov

Self - Kamchatka Native Dancer

A

Alina Nesterov

Self - Kamchatka Native Dancer

L

Lucas Spelman

Self - CAL Fire Captain

Crew

G

Graeme Dawson

Editor

D

Douglas Moxon

Editor

C

Christopher Riley

Director

C

Christopher Riley

Writer

T

Tim Goodwin

Editor

B

Bill Coates

Editor