What do the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Thirty Years’ War and the Renaissance have in common? For one, they were all starkly affected by extreme weather conditions. Indeed, if we take a fresh look at human history in the light of Earth’s volatile climate, we can expose hidden parallels, draw surprising conclusions and explain bizarre historical conundrums. 　　This two-parter combines natural sciences and history, a journey from the Big Bang to Iceland’s volcanoes – a gripping narrative that explores little-known connections between the Earth’s climate and major historical events. 　　Are these extremes of weather really a 21st-century phenomenon? Or has climate determined the fate of humanity ever since amphibians took their first steps on terra firma?

What do the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Thirty Years’ War and the Renaissance have in common? For one, they were all starkly affected by extreme weather conditions. Indeed, if we take a fresh look at human history in the light of Earth’s volatile climate, we can expose hidden parallels, draw surprising conclusions and explain bizarre historical conundrums. 　　This two-parter combines natural sciences and history, a journey from the Big Bang to Iceland’s volcanoes – a gripping narrative that explores little-known connections between the Earth’s climate and major historical events. 　　Are these extremes of weather really a 21st-century phenomenon? Or has climate determined the fate of humanity ever since amphibians took their first steps on terra firma?

地球上的一切生命都要受到气候力量的支配：严寒、酷热、干旱、温暖、湿润……有利的气候条件能促进人类社会的诞生和伟大帝国的崛起，还能促进贸易发展、经济繁荣、文化进步和艺术成就；而不利的气候事件通常会导致战乱、饥荒、人种的灭绝和文明的覆灭。在生命出现和发展的过程中，气候的稳定或波动，通常会给通常给地球生命带去戏剧性的后果。而且气候还影响了我们人类的祖先——气候或许就是导致尼安德特人灭绝的原因之一。

Alec Mercer是一位世界知名的行为科学家，他以其独特和出人意料的方式理解人类行为，为涉及政府、执法部门和企业的一系列高风险案件提供专业知识。

Alec Mercer是一位世界知名的行为科学家，他以其独特和出人意料的方式理解人类行为，为涉及政府、执法部门和企业的一系列高风险案件提供专业知识。

In this gossamer-light romance, a wealthy American woman meets a charming Parisian headwaiter and they fall in love. However, the woman's estranged husband blackmails her into returning to America with him. The headwaiter follows her trail to New York, where, after months of searching, he finds her again and they reaffirm their love. They board a ship headed back to France, but her insanely jealous husband compels the captain to steer the ship into dangerous waters, where it will almost certainly collide with icebergs and be destroyed.

In this gossamer-light romance, a wealthy American woman meets a charming Parisian headwaiter and they fall in love. However, the woman's estranged husband blackmails her into returning to America with him. The headwaiter follows her trail to New York, where, after months of searching, he finds her again and they reaffirm their love. They board a ship headed back to France, but her insanely jealous husband compels the captain to steer the ship into dangerous waters, where it will almost certainly collide with icebergs and be destroyed.

Anand Patwardhan's passionate, detailed chronicling of injustices in India has made him the filmmaking conscience of his nation. In The Name of God, Jai Bhim Comrade, and Father, Son, and Holy War stand not only as first-rate documentaries, but as direct interventions on behalf of justice and compassion. After years of work, Patwardhan is back with perhaps his most urgent and thorough film yet. 　　Divided into eight chapters, Reason sets out to chart what Patwardhan sees as India's slide away from the complex tumult of a secular democracy towards hardening divisions of power, caste, and religious belief — lines that are enforced increasingly by violence.

How We Got to Now is a British-American factual television series that was broadcast on PBS in 2014 and BBC Two in 2015.

How We Got to Now is a British-American factual television series that was broadcast on PBS in 2014 and BBC Two in 2015.