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The anal breakthrough is a key part of all animal evolution. This video starts at the beginning of the universe, and then explains how life on Earth led to human consciousness - but ONLY due to the amazing creation of a human anus. :) Written by: Gregory Brown Animations by: Gregory Brown Edited by: Luka Šarlija Resources and further learning: Belk, et al. (2016). Biology: science for life. Fifth edition. Pearson. Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Living On Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024. Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020. Kukushkin, Nicolay (2025). One Hand Clapping: Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind. Prometheus Books, 2025. Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda (2021). The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred. Bold Type Books, 2021

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