The Freak Who Changed the World

[@RareEarthSeries]

This was funded by you. Thank you. www.patreon.com/rareearth

[@Palios33]

RESPECT

[@b.griffin317]

your welcome

[@cavv0667]

Somewhere in the past is the mother that birthed us all... we are her children and despite our differences we are hers, we our each others'....

[@John77Doe]

Rare Earth Please support Rare Earth on Patreon to make more videos like this. 😐😐😐😐

[@jordancase11]

Absolutely magnificent!

[@gregorclegane7563]

Marrow-rich bone: *exists* Ancient hominin: It's big brain time.

[@m3an]

I'm in pure awe. The narration is so, so good. It would take many words to describe just how much I liked this episode and why. Thank you.

[@andrineslife]

It took me so long to notice that you were sitting right there 😅

[@david1346]

Me too omg haha

[@Palios33]

Watched stoned?! 😜

[@david1346]

@@Palios33 nope xD

[@707stormfur707]

@@Palios33 .. yup.

[@PoetryPickle]

Thought there was some insect on twig moving antennas.... its was him doing gestures as he spoke😂😂

[@jimguytv5939]

Good to know you can post videos in your afterlife

[@DukeTeo]

What

[@juriaanoussoren]

He died of boringness.....Blablabla.......i want to see the subject but gonna die too of boringness...

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Lmfao 💀, good one

[@MrTouchFish]

Sorry I've been away for a bit, here's the origins of man

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Worth the wait, I'd say. :)

[@LionofJudah75]

You can tell from her "Meat is Murder" t-shirt she was a plant eater.

[@spencerzumwalt8957]

Or a Smiths fan.

[@LionofJudah75]

@@spencerzumwalt8957 , world's FIRST The Smiths fan.

[@Zane-gi2ge]

Camera work still looks great, nice job

[@b.griffin317]

especially for a dead man.

[@G_L_J]

There are more than a few scenes where you can see the shaky cam. They need to get a gimbal of some sorts to stabilize the camera if they want to do walk-ups like they did in the opening shot. I also have a sneaking suspicion that a bunch of the shots weren't properly color corrected on site, which is why some of the B-roll looks washed out/grainy. Either way, it's good content with a good message - but he wasn't kidding when he said some of that footage was rough.

[@MrSafer]

They had a new camera man. Their last one left to work for some famous Italian photographer in Italy. It's all in their last video he tells you what happened.

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@G_L_J We have a gimbal. You see it used a dozen times in this ep. But you can't always use it (safety), and it isn't always a reasonable addition (shot). Plus, if you don't know how to use a gimbal the footage will still shake. That's just how it is I'm afraid.

[@bennylofgren3208]

Rare Earth Still, don't be too hard on yourself. ❤️ Your biggest initial mistake was to put out absolutely world-class documentary content from day one. 😊This is still better than almost every other KZbin-channel, even if you perhaps feel it is not up to your usual standard.

[@calebashby2968]

I didn't even notice anything about the camera work until I read about you filming at the end. If the following videos are of similar quality then that's just fine with me. Even if there was a noticable drop in visual quality (which there wasn't) I'd still be just as interested because I watch to hear your thoughts and brilliant narration. Keep it up; you're doing the kinds of things I wish I could.

[@lefevrealban]

Years ago when I subscribed to the youtube channel of an astronaut, I never expected this same channel to turn into one of the very gems of youtube. These last months I haven't had the time to watch a lot of videos and I am now going back to your videos I have missed, and I am just in awe at the quality and poetry of them. Not only do we learn by watching your videos, we are also deeply touched by the narration, carried away by your storytelling until at the end, when the video stops, we are left daydreaming, thinking about the subject, and to see it from a different eye. Thank you for this. It is truly rare earth.

[@shoam2103]

Finally, someone makes a video about strength in diversity! You've put my exact thoughts into words. I truly believe this is the secret to humanity's success. Also, if that's your filming, it's not too bad after all.

[@rohitiyer3075]

9:14"The more they talked the smarter they became" Oh boy!! If only...

[@HashSl1ng1ngSlasher]

didn't realize how much I missed the series until now that it's back. Excited to see what's coming.

[@LionofJudah75]

Nice to see your back from doing hard time in a Guatemalan prison. Looks like that shank I sent you in the birthday cake actually worked! Shawshank be damned.

[@MrDood-le8mn]

Without your help, he would have never gotten out.

[@LionofJudah75]

@@MrDood-le8mn 😆

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Beefy G: We Rare Earth fans owe you a debt we can't hope to repay.

[@LionofJudah75]

@@shruggzdastr8-facedclown history will decide if my act was heroic or villainous.

[@greggougeon4422]

First time I read your commemt I read shark not shank. So I saw shawshark redemption.

[@seasong7655]

Honestly the video quality doesn't look so bad

[@Rodrigo_Vega]

I have webbed toes and piebaldism. I'm twice a mutant : D Mutant and proud!

[@Palios33]

@@archenema6792 what about your feces?

[@cavv0667]

My torso is longer than average while my legs are shorter... we're all still family spread far and wide! Howdy! :)

[@indestructiblemadness8531]

I had 6 Toes on my left feet, but they cut one off when I was young. Am I a supressed Mutant now?

[@daanwilmer]

@@indestructiblemadness8531 Perhaps even a mutilated mutant.

[@indestructiblemadness8531]

@@daanwilmer xD I really like the sound of that.

[@levcornwall]

New Rare Earth, thank you Space Jesus

[@ishouston5001]

Welcome back! Came back strong with another interesting video concept!

[@Animaniac-vd5st]

This might be one of the greatest of your videos yet. Putting so much stuff into perspective. Well worth the waiting time.

[@Arcterion]

""With a greater brain came a greater being. With this brain these animals were now able to talk to each other; they were able to teach each other invisible concepts. And as they got smarter and more capable, they began to look at the animals around them. With abstract thinking they could see the living as dead. And what's more, they could see how they could cause that death." I just love that quote. :D

[@DavidJohnson-xr2rz]

Best short story of the evolution of humankind I've ever heard.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The first of the Africa vids. I bless the rains down in Africaaaa

[@Tsukiko.97]

Was good brotha!

[@thekidkrow]

Aaaaaaaaafricaaaaaaaaaaa*. Gotta hold that first syllable.

[@hq4287]

Doo du duh-d'duh duh duh!

[@spinakker14]

Damn, that is the best explanation of why humans evolved from apes. I have never heard this

[@BothHands1]

Wow, this was amazing!! Your last vid made me a bit nervous about the videography, but i didn't even notice because i was so captivated by what you had to say. The people there are beautiful as well, always smiling or looking content. I'm so excited for more:)

[@pandabear9613]

You did a great job with the camera work! Don't be so discouraged! I was honestly prepared for worse. Thank you so much for continuing on with Rare Earth( I know it was hard for a while). I love this channel. It's so well thought out and engaging. I don't get bored with any video!

[@garymarshall1553]

Surely this should be shown in every school in the reachable world 🤔 amazing work

[@kyletarrao1737]

Wow. I saw the Newfoundland season as some of the first dying breaths of Rare Earth; and with the long hiatus I thought that the end had come. But I am in love with this first new episode. I think the writing is easy to understand, but satisfyingly poetic. I think the topic is important. I think Somaliland is an exciting location. I think this is a wonderful potential rebirth of the show. I am still a huge fan of the walk and talk that you did in Japan, and I would love to see you return to that style. But with regards to writing, I think you are already hitting the mark again. Thank you for everything that you do. I am excited to see you grow and evolve.

[@johnswabb9769]

So glad you're back, this is probably THE most underrated channel on KZbin

[@spinakker14]

With nearly seven hundred thousand subscribers?

[@johnswabb9769]

@@spinakker14 They deserve to have another zero tacked onto the end of that number, no question. Free content this well thought out and put together is rare.

[@spinakker14]

@@johnswabb9769 you are absolutely right! I just wanted to say that the channel might be underrated, but not the most underrated. Either way, I'm really happy to see it grow and honestly, i was surprised to see the subscriber number, I remembered it to be half of that

[@tayloranderson456]

Don't know who writes these but it's really great, and really refreshing to get a youtube video that puts content above "wow"/click factor.

[@akishot6735]

You were right you aren't dead! Huzzah

[@Susan_McG]

Once again, you have informed, entertained, & inspired me. Thank you for all your efforts.

[@Patchy323]

Yes I love you Evan Hadfield I'm so glad you're back I how to wish for the return of your episodes every time I had open KZbin in the past 2 months I'm so glad you're back you're my favorite Channel

[@martinsantos6497]

The cinematography is still pretty good, great job by the new camera person. Rare earth is still a narrative enhanced by visuals and the narrative is as good as ever.

[@jellybr3ak]

More like the new editor, you can see that most of this video is filler clips.

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@jellybr3ak That's because there wasn't anything to actually film. Ethiopia isn't exactly laden with statues and museums to film history from. Francesco, as much as I love him, would have only got better shots of the same things, rather than new shots.

[@exaltedleopard]

Watching all your works up to this point of your channel, this was actually my favourite this far

[@conradtelega9009]

That was truly a beautiful video. Your words held great ideas and brought me joy thank you.

[@timkaracsony1207]

This video was fascinating! I've learnt a lot about human evolution over the years but there were some very simple points you made, specifically about the growth of our heads vs the narrowing of our hips causing problems in child birth resulting in earlier child birth. One observation I have to this is: was this the beginning of maternal instincts? Of our offspring couldn't take care of themselves from birth and they needed to be cared for if they hoped to survive, a bond between mother and child would need to be formed. This would then result to emotional bonds and love. I absolutely love your channel, you do such unique and amazing work. Thank you Evan!

[@AminShahsavar]

Evan, this was a really good summary on the evolution of man! Very descriptive and comprehensive, yet still keeping interesting throughout. You should know you are really good at this summarizing-storytelling game!

[@bjornseine2342]

This video really does capture the wonder that is evolution in general and human evolution in particular. Well done!

[@Qigate]

I have missed your story-telling and the joy of listening to your words. Thank you for letting us all come along with you on your journeys, it is most appreciated.

[@Hotshot2k4]

Heck of a video, and a heck of a channel. You really are a great storyteller, and one of the few channels I've found that really explore what it is to be human, in our recent past, and apparently even in the not-so-recent.

[@JulianchoNemoga90]

This was really great. Thank you for being back. 🖒

[@relctnt]

I'm really looking forward to these episodes! This is coming out just as I am able to support you on Patreon again, so perfect timing I guess. :) I'll have to get one of those shirts as well, they look great!

[@asianpansit]

i so love this comeback episode. thank you!

[@vfmc77]

My favorite episode so far! It's like poetry

[@Grimsace]

Glad to see your back! Also I know you said that you think this is worse quality then the previous season, but I still really enjoyed it and didn't even suspect there were any problems shooting the episodes until I watched your "coming back" video after this one.

[@MasterFallenHero]

Last thing I expected to find in my sub box and I'm super glad it was there

[@chenqin415]

You really have a way with words that struck to the heart of the matter and bring tears to my eyes. Thanks for another great episode!

[@paffyjr2]

Dude, I didn't even realize how much I missed your voice untill I saw this video! Good to have you back, keep up the good work, say Hi to your space dad

[@samshrimpton407]

Thank god Rare Earth is finally back. Missed these videos!

[@jeffmatson5616]

The Explanations of each story of A New; is a equal evaluation of history combined into each individual scientific thoughts. Wonderful job 💪 congratulations 🎉.

[@soundknight]

Inspirational, astoundingly well put together

[@L3FT2BURN]

Great to see you posting again! Love what you do. I'd like to see more update videos. Stuff that's going on, where you're planning to go next, why you died for 3 months, etc. Great work, keep it up, you keep posting and i'll keep watching!

[@timnewnham7943]

Just discovered you. Awesome. Superb subject matter, amazing filming and editing. Just brilliant journalism. Love ya (i'm British. Sorry lol)

[@alessiodf]

Cinematography is still great! Good job guys ❤️

[@mendo35]

I just discovered your channel and have become addicted to it. Along with the TNT hunting rats this is one of your best videos. KZbin needs channels like this. Good luck and don't stop.

[@brentbraniff]

Good to have you back again!!! When I get asked what are my favorite channels on You Tube Rare Earth is always at the top, so it's good it have new videos to share! Thanks for your hard work!!

[@alext7667]

YES!! It's back! Also, get well soon! I can't help but hope you're back to 100% in no time.

[@GuntherRommel]

Glad to have you back, Evan.

[@magnus75damkier]

From a Danish documentary one a person with severe cerebral palsy performing a sci-fi stage play (paraphrased): "I know you don't want me to exist. I know that soon, people like me will no longer have a place in this world. All I know is that when I am gone, you will lose the empathy I now force you to have."

[@jerry3790]

I wonder if they’ll dig us up on Mars too.

[@davidjackson6152]

No. They wont.

[@genghissmith4949]

David Jackson Spoilsport.

[@AlexisSmithFilms]

Glad you’re back! Everyone needs a break every once in a while. Beautiful story telling and great camera work as always!

[@theobserver9131]

You are an amazing writer! Just discovered you and I'm binging on your videos.

[@Lolwutfordawin]

Thank you for doing what you do. I'm glad to have your wonderfully told stories as a part of my life.

[@alkatron768]

I think, therefore I like

[@PlRATE]

Glad I just stumbled up on your channel...munching through Ethiopian series. 😍😍😍

[@burkiwa]

Absolutely worth the wait! I believe I learned more about the evolution of,,, us, in this 12 minute video than in my many years on this rock. Plus, how geology may have caused it. Thanks! I hope you are mending well.

[@grahamt4329]

As always your videos give me inspiration with stories and ideas that make me really think about what it means to live on this Rare Earth. Thanks for making these videos Evan.

[@lorrainewhelan2379]

Glad you're back! Thank you for yet another fab video.

[@dosadoodle]

I'm so excited for the new season! Thanks for all your work to share with us.

[@melvinshelton8448]

Holy shit! You gotta lotta Patreon Assistants for this vid! I've only seen one of yours before (The Other N. Korea), and it was really good; shockingly, it demonstrated to me that intellect and ethics can be found in the strangest places. For example, KZbin. So, cover me, boys and girls! I'm goin' in!

[@bob2nifty]

welcome back mate and hello from london. i can see you've been working hard. great video!

[@Axalon45]

I had never heard the explanation of menopause as an evolutionary adaptation to the presence of children born incapable of immediate autonomy. That alone is fascinating, and it's just a single point in a video chalked full of the same. Thank you.

[@somnolent4339]

I got goosebumps so many times while watching this. incredible

[@KristenRowenPliske]

I'm glad you're back (and not dead lol). I'm looking forward to more wonderful stories about your travels & the worlds you've experienced.

[@MTemil]

I'm incredibly excited you're doing a season on Ethiopia. I remember watching Rare Earth years ago and thinking you should come to Ethiopia, so it's very cool to see it now. I can't wait to see the next few videos.

[@BStanley346]

I'm glad you guys are back, you were missed.

[@starmaninthegrave485]

That was beautifully made, thank you!

[@smalcstein]

Very good piece. And your disclaimer at the end made me belive a little more in humanity. You will have a dollar from me.

[@andrewdavies4604]

Next level. Epic. Looking forward to this series.

[@abdirahmanmdaher979]

😉 can’t wait to see Somaliland videos. Waiting like 👁. Thank you Man keeping doing the good job 👍

[@RareEarthSeries]

Thanks again for all your help, man!

[@Astragali]

Great to have you back, Evan. I love these episodes.

[@searchpei470]

Glad your back.....I've missed these vids a lot!

[@quasarsavage]

You deserve a million subs already! Good work

[@coreyrothwell6004]

Back with a punch. Thank you for looking backwards and forwards, for exploring our faults and strengths, and how they can be the same thing. I hope they dig you up out of the Rare Earth. I hope they call you Marvelous, because you are.

[@naranara1690]

What a strange relationship we have with our anonymous ancestor. It's true though, she is marvelous. So are we.

[@michelecox5241]

Fantastic! That must have been an amazing and dangerous trip.

[@YoAMAX]

What do you mean by dangerous?

[@jasonbrandonhill]

This is one of your best so far.

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

I love that you talk about this the way it is. Animals evolving. You don’t hear about humans that way very often.

[@StuffWePlay]

What better way to come back from a break than to give us the story of mankind itself!

[@bethroesch2156]

I have missed you guys so much 🙁 great story to start the new season with. It's sparked a good conversation with my family.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

I'm so glad you guys are back.

[@jeremiasrobinson]

Glad you're back. I think you did a good job of filming, despite the challenges you talked about in yesterday's video.

[@lizapassemard520]

Very nice work! I loved this episode...I missed watching.

[@darren8517]

I believe that Evan Hadfield, freak that he may be, will one day be remembered as one of the greatest storytellers of the twenty first century. He, in turn, will BE "Rare Earth".

[@coachbahman]

jesus christ what an incredible quality video

[@nexious69]

Man I love these. Best thing on KZbin.

[@DocAtCdi]

So happy to see ya back!

[@hellnawnaw]

What a fantastic start to a new season!

[@microtavor5]

So umm I thought that opening shot was of a small branch and then I got very confused

[@krakenmahboy]

HE IS ARISEN!