Human Footprint | show | 2023 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. | dHNfeDRodDRIaGg0b28

Transcript

00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - 358,000 gallons of water.

00:05 - Every single day?

00:06 - Yep.

00:07 - Where is all of this water coming from?

00:09 'Cause we're basically in the middle of a desert.

00:11 - Right.

00:11 (upbeat music)

00:14 - At its core, human footprint is our story.

00:19 It's a story of humans.

00:21 How they've changed the planet

00:25 in so many strange, weird, fundamental ways.

00:29 (upbeat music)

00:31 But then also how those changes kind of flip back around

00:34 and change who we are as a species.

00:37 We wanted to make a science series that really explored

00:42 the way in which we transform the planet.

00:44 We have an episode on invasive species.

00:46 We have an episode all about dogs.

00:49 We have an episode about cities.

00:51 And then looking at humans as the world's top predator.

00:53 It's a complicated world out there

00:56 and issues you might have a strong opinion about

00:58 are a lot more complicated than you might think.

01:00 - In large part, PBS is the reason why I'm a scientist

01:07 and the reason why I've gravitated toward storytelling.

01:11 Those first people who looked like me

01:14 that I actually saw storytelling were all on PBS.

01:18 There's such a rich history in PBS

01:21 and proud to now be a part of that history.

01:26 ♪ Better way, better way, yeah ♪