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Threshold 6: Humans and Collective Learning

Threshold 6: Humans and Collective Learning

About 200,000 years ago, man evolved to become the most important force for change on the Earth’s surface. What makes us so different from other living things? How did we, together, make something entirely new?

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:00 What event allowed mammals to evolve and flourish on Earth?
  2. 01:16 When did our species (Homo sapiens) evolve?
  3. 02:14 What are the ingredients and Goldilocks Conditions necessary for the new complexity of collective learning?