What Would The Earth Have Been Like Without Life?

Researched and Written by Leila Battison
Narrated and Edited by David Kelly
Art by Khail Kupsky
Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza

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[HistoryoftheEarth]

Hi folks, hope you are enjoying the video. Obviously a big reverential shout out to a major inspiration for the channel and this video in particular - Carl Sagan and his pale blue dot.

[dennisnicholson]

This series deserves an award for documentary filmmaking.

[edwardbottomsworth]

This channel needs way more recognition

[funny_man]

This Chanel is the BEST.
. no obnoxious intro
.intresting content
.high quality videos

You definitely earned a sub

[lunaeek]

Absolutely wonderful! Your narrating voice is very calming

[crgkevin]

This is by far the best explanation of the Gaia Hypothesis I’ve ever seen. Far too often it’s so oversimplified or made so vague that it starts to come across as some sort of nonsense about the physical rock itself being a living being or something.

[originalname]

I just found this and without looking at the subs I immediately assumed this was a multi million sub channel. Turns out it's not.

The quality of this content is gold-like. Interesting yet realistic, educational yet not boring. I love it, you've earned a sub.

[Jirusama]

This series is one of the best I’ve seen in many years. Thanks for these, they are super well made and very fun to learn from.

[jillianc]

I love how you tied in the Voyager 1 mission and its famous photograph to this episode. And the 'what if' speculations are fascinating - I never realized just how much our world is shaped by the existence of life.

[yu-mi]

Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar, " every "supreme leader, " every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.

-Carl Sagan

[noeldenever]

I'll never be able to get over that pale blue dot picture. Such insignificant yet precious mote of dust. Such a delicate balance created that hue, and I fear it won't last for much longer with how we treated the planet today.
Thank you! This channel is one hell of a gem. Wish I could abuse the like button a million times so it got more recognition, but alas :(

[butchokoytv]

I like that the start sounded like a story telling to a 6 y/o kid before bed. The narrator has a good modulated voice and transitions. :)

[davidfelso]

I’ve never subscribed this quickly after watching a video. Super glad the algorithm actually brought up something useful and entertaining as this! At first I was like 20 minutes? Really? And was about to watch 3 at max, but your editing, voice and well... everything was so interesting the 20 minutes felt like 3 at the end(quite ironic). Nevertheless i’m looking forward to watching more of your content :)

[sarysa]

Found your channel by searching for the Hadean Eon and binged everything thus far. This is great stuff, deserves more subscribers. Keep it up, and I'm sure the algorithm will wake up and send you more folks sooner or later.

[davidcraig]

The concept of Gaia as a living cosmic organism is expertly explained towards the end. Leila Battison, who wrote and researched this episode, have given her writing a poetic turn, and for my part, was mesmerised from beginning to end. Definitely worth rewatching!

[jamescannon]

Your voice is so calm and relaxing. It opens up my mind to what you're teaching.

[FairyWeatherMan]

Channels like this make Youtube a better place. Thank you!

[hettyscetty]

I love that picture of the solar system that Voyager 1 took. It is a true testament to how far life has come since the microbiological soup we sprang from in the Hadean era.

[Joko-ztui]

Fun fact: all those earth photos are techinally NSFW because theres a really high chance someone was having intercourse when the photo was taken

[dpetty]

This was beautifully done. I loved the music in the background. The narration was perfect! Loved it! New sub here!!