4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 4 HN recommendations
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Kurzgesagt's hour-long animated film that compresses Earth's 4.5 billion year history into one hour, roughly a million years per second. It follows the evolution of life through to humanity's tiny final stretch.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters recommend it for the sense of perspective it gives on deep time and how brief human history is.
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