Dr. Bill Schindler is only 1 of 2 humans who has lived 2.5 million years of evolution in just 6 months . . .
Airing back on February 1st 2016, The Great Human Race followed two adventurers, Bill Schindler, an anthropologist, and Cat Bigney, a survival expert, for 35,000 miles — from the cradle of civilization to the New World — as they attempted to live like our most primitive ancestors did.
They survived in the harshest locations ever occupied by ancient humans, and utilized only the tools and technology available to people in a predetermined time period. They encountered the same challenges that our ancestors once faced, and overcame them in a similar fashion – by adapting their technology and behavior, and in essence, evolving throughout the course of an episode. The big question to be answered is “Can modern humans survive in the same way primitive humans did?” Each episode took our cast to a new location. They were placed in a specific time period and follow a migration route that our ancestors travelled in pursuit of food and resources.
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Two adventurers journey across the globe and follow in the footsteps of the earliest humans in order to test if modern man has what it takes to survive as our primitive ancestors did.
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Wondering how NatGeo found Dr. Bill?
Check out the article below in the Wall Street Journal by Ashley Mateo! You’ll never guess how they found this “Professor of Bushcraft.”
Wall Street Journal | Is LinkedIn a Waste of Time?
Yes
THERE ARE over 673 million users on LinkedIn, but “most people have an account because they’ve been told they should or need to have one—then they never use it or update it,” said Andrew Selepak, Ph.D., director of the graduate program in social media at University of Florida.
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Born Primal | Episode 51: Dr. Bill Schindler, The Great Human Race.
#51: Dr. Bill Schindler, The Great Human Race description
Co-Star, Dr. Bill Schindler of National Geographic Channel’s new show The Great Human Race joins me today for the return of an all new season of the Born Primal show! The founder of Ancestral Insight, Dr. Bill Schindler is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
Instec Insights | 5 Lessons from the Great Human Race online.
In February 2016 the National Geographic channel launched The Great Human Race. The show stars experimental archeologist Bill Schindler and survival instructor Cat Bigney as they track the evolution of humanity by exploring how early humans survived their environments. It’s part history and part survival, and full of rich lessons that are very applicable to business.
Kent County News | Church Hill man co-stars in ‘The Great Human Race’
Washington College Professor Bill Schindler, uses a stone as a hammer while his co-host Cat Bigney looks on during a scene from “The Great Human Race.” The show premiered Feb. 1 and airs at 10 p.m. Mondays on the National Geographic Channel.
Baltimore Sun | Maryland Professor roughs it for National Geographic and primitive experience
“The Great Human Race,” a weekly television series that began airing on the National Geographic Channel on Feb. 1 will conclude its 10th and final episode Monday. The series features Bill Schindler, an associate professor of anthropology at Washington College in Chestertown.
It was quite a world-wide adventure that changed our entire family!
In just 3 short months:
- Bill found the email in his junk mail on January 27, 2015 (read article above if you missed this part).
- He had a Skype on January 30, 2015 with the casting director followed by a Skype with NatGeo on February 18, 2015.
- On February 25th, Bill left for a “chemistry test” in North Carolina to see how he would partner with the female co-star. It must have went well because he was offered the role!
- The show was announced on April 15, 2015 and Bill flew to Tanzania to start filming on April 26th!
What a whirlwind!
The Great Human Race was produced for NGC by National Geographic Studios. For National Geographic Studios, executive producers were Brian Lovett and Peter DeLasho; executive vice president was Jeff Hasler. For NGC, executive producer was Robert Palumbo; vice president of production was Matt Renner; and president, original programming and production, was Tim Pastore.