1798 France, the Neighbor from Hell

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We explore a couple 100 year cycles to move from Enlightenment ideas to practical products cheap and reliable enough for a large market t...

1 Jun 202331min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The British Enlightenment was slightly different in character from the French Enlightenment. Britain had already accomplished many of th...

18 Mai 202329min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. During the enlightenment there are profound differences of opinion. But there is a sense that human progress and social progress for the...

4 Mai 202326min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We look at the destructive forces that hold back all societies from achieving the miracle - modern economic growth. There are two negati...

20 Apr 202322min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a closer look at Britain in 1700. Both for the purpose of setting the stage for the rest of the Enlightenment arc, but also to ...

6 Apr 202324min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We move into the analysis of how the Enlightenment affected the Industrial Revolution. The Primary text for this arc will be Joel Moky...

23 Mar 202330min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a look at the advent of steam power and its deep historical origins. The first steam engines in China were imported from Britain...

9 Mar 202328min

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The first major advances in ironmaking were the byproducts of industrial espionage and whiskey. We get into a more detailed look at the ...

23 Feb 202326min