Eons: Surviving Deep Time

PBS

Season 2 of the Eons podcast will be a longform exploration of a question we’re often asked in the comments section of our YouTube videos: how long could a human survive if they were dropped into a particular period of the geologic past?

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25 episodes
Updated Mar 18, 2025

Episodes25

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Apr 25, 2022 · 22 min
The Extinct Human Species Discovered Deep Within A Cave System
Deep in the Rising Star Cave system lies a mystery of paleoanthropology: a chamber filled with the bones of Homo naledi.
Apr 11, 2022 · 18 min
What Was The First Dinosaur?
Exactly where and when dinosaurs first evolved are still open questions in paleontology; it’s hard to even say what the first dinosaur was.
Mar 28, 2022 · 19 min
The Case of the Most Famous Fake Human Fossil
A whodunit detective story that spans more than a century - the saga of the Piltdown Man Hoax.
Mar 14, 2022 · 16 min
The Only Human In The La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Woman is the name given to the only human ever excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits, but how did she end up there?
Mar 8, 2022 · 47 sec
Introducing Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time
Dig into the past and explore the greatest mysteries of natural history.

Eons: Surviving Deep Time

The Extinct Human Species Discovered Deep Within A Cave System

What Was The First Dinosaur?

The Case of the Most Famous Fake Human Fossil

The Only Human In The La Brea Tar Pits

Introducing Eons: Mysteries of Deep Time