Exploring Exploration: with Jon Waterman, Atlas of Wild America, National Geographic
Channel: The Cosmic Companion - Science Comedy, Astronomy
Date: 04/11/2023

Why do humans explore? We explore exploration with Jon Waterman, creator of Atlas of Wild America from National Geographic.

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we explore exploration, exploring the human need to… explore. Later in the show, we’ll be talking with Jon Waterman, creator of Atlas of Wild America from National Geographic.

From the dawn of time, humans have been driven by a primal urge: the need to explore. This innate curiosity has shaped our history, propelling us from the confines of caves to the vast expanse of our planet, and beyond.

Let’s take a detour down memory lane. Somewhere between 75,000 and 50,000 years ago, a group of mobile Homo sapiens decided to take humankind’s first road trip out of Africa. Even without roads. Talk about wanderlust! This migration wasn’t just a change of scenery — it resulted in a monumental shift for our species, shaping human evolution...