Inthisspectacularseries,ProfessorCoxoffersanoriginalnewperspectiveonhumanlife:thestoryofagroupofapesthatevolvedtoleavetheirhomeplanetandstepoutintotheuniverse.　　Humansarecuriouscreatures.OfallthespeciesonEarth,wealoneaskquestions.Thisseriestacklesthegreatestquestionswe'veeverasked.Whereareweintheuniverse?Whyarewehere?Howdidthehumanbrainariseandwhydidwebecomeconsciousness?Willoursearchforalienlifebesuccessfulorareweallalone?Andwhatisourfuture?　　Insearchofanswers,Briansetsoffacrosstheglobecollectingcluesfromthepeoplethatheencountersandlinkingthemtothelatestscientificthinkingoneachquestion.Combiningbeautifullocationphotography,imaginativeCGIandhisownmagicalstorytellingBrianpresentsanewunderstandingoftheultimatewonderoftheuniverse-us.