Primates In Space: Primates Discover Iron - Ep. 8
Wow, Iron is a huge, huge deal. Both the impact of the Iron itself and the cultural infrastructure necessary to harness the potential of Iron contributed to a revolution in civilization and a noticeab...
13 Okt 202534min
America As Seen From France
A reflection on some of the differences I have experienced between France and the US. I start with some, at least to me, startling statistics about French working lives and economic situation and then...
10 Okt 202535min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q10: So, About God...?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q10: So, About God?Timeline of Catholicism313 Legalization of Christianity under Constantine325-800 Beginning with the Council of Nicaea a series of council...
8 Okt 202542min
Primates In Space: Primates Discover God - Ep. 7
The Anthropological and Archaeological records strongly suggest we love, love, love creating gods. Whether via animism or anthropomorphic super-beings, humans seem to love placing ourselves within the...
6 Okt 202534min
Ishiguro and McEwan
Two well regarded authors to the impact of AI robots and their impacts on humans as their subjects for novels. The results are a fascinating contrast in tone, style, and emphasis that highlights the m...
3 Okt 202513min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q9: The New World?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q9: The New World?Mayan Civilization 2,000-750 B.C. earliest developments750 B.C. to 250 A.D. Cities, construction of monumental architecture250- 900 A.D. L...
1 Okt 202548min
Primates In Space: Primates Discover Writing - Ep. 6
Perhaps THE breakthrough that makes the major components of civilization possible, writing transformed our capacity to understand both the world and ourselves. Nonetheless, literacy was historically e...
29 Sep 202545min
Investment is not the Pope
Our powerful belief in the economic narrative of investment and growth blinds us to the actual nature of the world we experience and the problems we face. Much like Luther’s critique of the Catholic c...
26 Sep 202520min
