Secret History of Humans Information Is Power (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV-14
TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, History

Secret History of Humans

Information Is Power (Season 1, Episode 10)

TV-14

TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, History

Communication is the vital ingredient in the building of civilization. The ability to share complicated ideas allowed early man to hunt, farm and build communities.

Composers

Tom Howe | Edward White

Cinematographers

Joel Devlin | Michael Epple | Simon Fanthorpe | Rob Goldie | Michael Snyman

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Updated Feb 23, 2013

Release date

Feb 23, 2013 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Meyers Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Snatch (2000)
Richard Machowicz Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) See fewer	Gamer (2009)
Patrick Hunt Self - Stanford University Self - Stanford University See fewer	Deadliest Warrior (2009)
Sam Sheridan Self - Author, A Fighter's Heart Self - Author, A Fighter's Heart See fewer	Warrior (2011)
Kara Cooney Self - University of California, Los Angeles Self - University of California, Los Angeles See fewer	Out of Egypt (2009)
Santhi Hejeebu Self - Cornell College Self - Cornell College See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Ian Morris Self - Stanford University Self - Stanford University See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
James Meigs Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics See fewer	Popular Mechanics: Saturday Mechanic (2012)
Reza Aslan Self - Author, No God But God Self - Author, No God But God See fewer	Rendition (2007)
Ted Wright Self - Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church Self - Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Sylvester James Gates Jr. Self - University of Maryland (as S. James Gates) Self - University of Maryland (as S. James Gates) See fewer	American Experience (1987)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas Self - University of Texas See fewer	The American West (2016)
Nell Irvin Painter Self - Author, The History of White People Self - Author, The History of White People See fewer	Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (2014)
Judith Lindbergh Self - Author, The Thrall's Tale Self - Author, The Thrall's Tale See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Harvard University (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Harvard University (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Philip Dray Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Benjamin Franklin (2022)
Brian Williams Self - NBC Nightly News Self - NBC Nightly News See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)