Season
Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Arms Race
- Season 1 Lust for Luxury
- Season 1 Violent Planet
- Season 1 Connecting the World
- Season 1 Rise of the Machines
- Season 1 Eat It, Drink It, Smoke It
- Season 1 Fire, Coal, and Oil
- Season 1 Man and Metals
- Season 1 Information is Power
- Season 1 Man and Beast
- Season 1 Building Earth
- Season 1 Need for Speed
Mankind Decoded - Season 1 Episode 7 Fire, Coal, and Oil
7.00 22 minutes Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand — making us the most intelligent species on the planet. Armed with fire, we experiment by heating minerals to make stronger tools allowing us to fight wars and build civilizations. But burning wood destroys our landscape, so Mankind exploits a new energy — oil.
