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From runway to throwaway, Shane suits up to discover the global impact of our fashion addiction.
Take a look in the mirror… do you like what you see? From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to Chile’s textile graveyards, Shane unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.
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Episode 3 Preview
Preview: Season 2 Episode 3 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Take a look in the mirror… do you like what you see? From biotech labs to beaver ponds, from New York Fashion Week to Chile’s textile graveyards, Shane unravels how the trends we chase to fit in and stand out leave a lasting mark on our planet.
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Surprising Moments from Human Footprint
Do you think you know what it means to be human? In Human Footprint, Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton asks us all to think again. As he discovers, the story of our impact on the world around us is more complicated — and much more surprising — than you might realize.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Speaker] Welcome to the age of humans.
- [Speaker] When you walk in a room, whatever you wear is making a statement.
- [Speaker] It arises from this desire to stand out and to fit into a group at the same time.
- That's tribalism.
It's basic human function.
- The fact that it's such a basic need makes it inherently manipulable.
- [Speaker] But what's the cost of 8 billion people looking so fly?
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The Beaver Boom: How One Rodent Shaped a Continent
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Clip: S2 Ep3 | 5m 41s | Shane explores how beavers once ruled North America — and how they might again. (5m 41s)
Buried in Style: Fashion’s Final Destination
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Clip: S2 Ep3 | 12m 3s | From catwalk to castoff, Shane follows our tossed threads to the Chilean desert. (12m 3s)
Shear Force: How Sheep Reshaped Scotland
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Clip: S2 Ep3 | 5m 42s | From Highland pastures to global fashion, wool’s history is woven into Scotland’s identity. (5m 42s)
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