Human IntelligenceCollectorsEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: Human Intelligence

1. Charles Darwin

   A life-long collector of curiosities, Darwin saw massive significance in tiny changes.
2. Samuel Johnson

   Working in chaos at a desk strewn with papers, 'Dictionary Johnson' left a great legacy.
3. Pamphila

   A prolific historian from ancient Greece – female, freelance and working from home.
4. Denis Diderot

   The Enlightenment encyclopaedist; the ultimate interdisciplinary thinker.
5. Sei Shōnagon

   The author of a Japanese masterpiece who saw the beauty and absurdity in everyday life.