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Heard enough lame insights about caveman psychology? Jared Diamond goes hard into what life was really like, how we thought and how it compares to today.
A masterclass of a book when it comes to truly understanding our history and humanity and packed full of insights.
Sam digests the book from a lens of innovation and what the reality of our life meant for taking risks and trying new ideas and making them happen.
We cover various tribe studies across the world and the episode is brimming with stories and statistics that will make you think and a little bit Wiser than Yesterday.
Part two is available on the "How to Change the World: History of Innovation" podcast:
Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth 🙃
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About Wiser Pod 📚
Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.
Sam Webster Harris
👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris
🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World
Nicolas Vereecke
👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke
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00:00 Intro to The World Until Yesterday
02:12 The Hand Axe Conundrum
04:05 Episode Goals
05:21 1 - SURVIVAL LOCK
06:00 Energy requirements
08:09 Time Scarcity
10:38 Risk and Psychological Safety
12:56 2 - CULTURE LOCK
14:17 Culture in New Guinea
15:16 Results of trying ideas
17:01 The Grandmother Hypothesis
17:57 Widowhood statistics
19:21 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing
21:03 Catalhayuk - 1000 years of stasis
22:12 3 - KNOWLEDGE LOCK
24:18 Losing knowledge
25:41 Maths
26:28 Communication and Language
27:29 Ice Age Picasso Paradox
29:30 Wrap up - Book review and teasers
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Heard enough lame insights about caveman psychology? Jared Diamond goes hard into what life was really like, how we thought and how it compares to today.
A masterclass of a book when it comes to truly understanding our history and humanity and packed full of insights.
Sam digests the book from a lens of innovation and what the reality of our life meant for taking risks and trying new ideas and making them happen.
We cover various tribe studies across the world and the episode is brimming with stories and statistics that will make you think and a little bit Wiser than Yesterday.
Part two is available on the "How to Change the World: History of Innovation" podcast:
Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth 🙃
- - -
About Wiser Pod 📚
Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.
Sam Webster Harris
👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris
🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World
Nicolas Vereecke
👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke
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Looking for "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation"
- SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT
- APPLE - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649
- YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast
Can't find it on your player?
RSS feed - https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8
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Chapters
00:00 Intro to The World Until Yesterday
02:12 The Hand Axe Conundrum
04:05 Episode Goals
05:21 1 - SURVIVAL LOCK
06:00 Energy requirements
08:09 Time Scarcity
10:38 Risk and Psychological Safety
12:56 2 - CULTURE LOCK
14:17 Culture in New Guinea
15:16 Results of trying ideas
17:01 The Grandmother Hypothesis
17:57 Widowhood statistics
19:21 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing
21:03 Catalhayuk - 1000 years of stasis
22:12 3 - KNOWLEDGE LOCK
24:18 Losing knowledge
25:41 Maths
26:28 Communication and Language
27:29 Ice Age Picasso Paradox
29:30 Wrap up - Book review and teasers
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…
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…
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…
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Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
…
continue reading
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…
continue reading
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…
continue reading
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