Some Liked It Hot

Synopsis: How did our ancestors evolve their large brains? Inspired by Cray super-computer cooling systems and a car radiator, scientists have now linked big brain with walking upright. Living in the new hotter environment of the African savannah, a rise of only a few degrees in brain temperature could have been critical. With the help of Boris, a mannequin, the true advantages of standing up to cool off may answer the question.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1994
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 14 Mar 1994
Subjects: Anthropology; Biology
Keywords: brain; palaeobiology; physiology - human

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web: https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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