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Mark Davis

Oct 27, 2026

7:57
I'm fascinated to know how the two of you have experienced that in your careers.
8:01
You know, getting to the truth was something that I think I always understood that it was important to tell the truth if I was making a documentary.
8:10
But when I started making documentaries, the big problem I had to solve was how to deal with these people who were so much smarter than I was.
8:19
Because I was young, I was dealing with some of the smartest people in the world in different professions making, essentially I was doing science journalism at first, you know, for NOVA and history programs for American Experience.
8:32
I found my way into a lot of films that at first were about evolution, and I had to really learn about that.
8:41
But I had to find a way to relate to the experts that I was talking to so that they would know that I was curious about what they did and that I really didn't know that much about it.
8:54
But I had to also do enough homework beforehand so I could present myself as someone that had made an effort to know what they were talking about.

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In that way, I'm very hopeful about people on the

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