Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In Today's Episode:
The uncanny valley... Tracing humanity’s long history with human-like creatures, from unsettling archaeological discoveries to the scientific theories that explain why almost-human faces trigger fear. A collab with North02, this video deep dives strange human ancestors, extinct hominins, and prehistoric predators.
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Writer ► Caleb Phelps
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Video Chapters:
0:00 The Uncanny Valley
2:01 When Humans Weren’t Alone
6:02 The Other Humans
9:52 Monsters That Hunted Us
14:54 Humans Become the Predator
20:27 Ghost Species in Our DNA
26:16 War, Love, and Neanderthals
32:22 The Humans We Never Knew
37:40 The Last Ancient Humans
40:21 Why This Still Haunts Us

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