The First Inventors
2023– · NITV · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · Navigating the Future
Thu, 6 July, 8:40 pm
Indigenous knowledge teams up with cutting-edge science to develop lifesaving medicines and combat climate change. But to tackle humanity's future challenges, first we need to heal the past.
About
Rob Collins and a team of First Nations investigators delve into 65,000 years of Aboriginal Australian invention, looking at how landscapes were transformed, how events were recorded, the use of navigation tools, and how societies were organised.
Episodes
- E01
Design To Survive
Thu, 15 June· 60 minRob Collins and his team explore the innovative creations that enabled First Nations people to thrive, ranging from transforming volcanic terrains into fish farms to mastering the art of harnessing dangerous fire for survival.
- E02
Science of Story
Thu, 22 June· 60 minCan oral stories accurately store vital knowledge? A bold expedition sets out to prove that the First Nations science of storytelling recorded ice age events ten thousand years ago.
- E03
A Connected Continent
Thu, 29 June· 60 minVast communication networks, trade superhighways, and sophisticated kinship systems. How First Nations people built an extraordinarily connected society on this enormous, often inhospitable continent.
- E04
Navigating the Future
Thu, 6 July· 50 minIndigenous knowledge teams up with cutting-edge science to develop lifesaving medicines and combat climate change. But to tackle humanity's future challenges, first we need to heal the past.
Cast
Rob Collins
Host