{"id":67383,"date":"2024-04-17T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T00:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67383"},"modified":"2024-04-17T19:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T00:07:00","slug":"humans-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67383","title":{"rendered":"Humans: the Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/2024\/04\/humans-the-movie\/\">Humans: the Movie<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>What follows is a story involving a movie watched by animals. The pacing of the movie to be described might seem like a very odd choice, but it simply mirrors the pacing of human life on the planet. A vivid visual imagination on your part will help to bring the story to life. So, put on your creative cap and let\u2019s dive in!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5908\" src=\"https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie-1024x585.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie-500x286.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/human-movie.jpg 1792w\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture a small-town movie theater on a street so quiet and unimposing that the surrounding prairie and forest sidle right up to the back of the theater. The marquee advertises a feature film called\u00a0<em>The Human Saga<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As the afternoon shadows lengthen, a trickle of woodland creatures start to emerge from the forest, mosey up to the theater, pay for tickets, and go in. You notice rabbits, a fox, a group of turkeys, a band of raccoons, some stoats, newts, a skunk (who will be lucky enough to sit next to it?), a hoppy group of frogs, some chittering squirrels, a family of porcupines, a pair of doves, an ancient looking tortoise, a doe and her two fawns, and even a mama bear with cubs. They and many others have all come to absorb a tale of what these humans are all about. It\u2019s a long movie: almost three hours chronicling the almost 3 million years of humans on Earth. But it\u2019s fine: no one is in a big hurry.<\/p>\n<p>The animals amicably settle into their seats, enjoying candy, popcorn, and a hot dog here and there. They\u2019re relaxed, but wide-eyed with excitement for this special treat.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Opening Scene<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The curtains rise, and the opening scene dazzles the crowd, bathing them in orange light as a bright sunrise radiates from the screen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans: the Movie What follows is a story involving a movie watched by animals. The pacing of the movie to be described might seem like a very odd choice, but it simply mirrors the pacing of human life on the planet. 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