https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-history-of-being-human
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.]]>enHistoryCopyright Noel Armstronghttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ea1160fd3c217cec8a6a3b9d7190b2d0.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/the-history-of-being-humanMon, 18 May 2026 23:28:59 +0000Noel ArmstrongNoel Armstrongthobhpodcast@gmail.comHistory, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology. The podcast that attempts to resurrect sense and meaning from the dust of a billion factoids.
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Be careful what you wish for, because it's all here lol.

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Be careful what you wish for, because it's all here lol.

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How much do you like yout future self?

The answer to these two questions has implications for how you plan and provide for that person.

Today, we cover the work of Hal Hershfield and others about how well or poorly we identify with Future Us, and what it means for how short- or far-sighted we are in our decision-making.

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How much do you like yout future self?

The answer to these two questions has implications for how you plan and provide for that person.

Today, we cover the work of Hal Hershfield and others about how well or poorly we identify with Future Us, and what it means for how short- or far-sighted we are in our decision-making.

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But what is very clear is that it was cannibalistic. And on a large scale.  It had a taste for young hominins, probably from competing tribes. How, you ask, could we possibly know that?

In this epsiode of The History of Being Human, we cover everything we know and how we know it.  Height, habitus, habits, diet of animals and hominins, and behavior.  

This episode expands significantly on the previous consideration of archaic human cannibalism in episode 3.  

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But what is very clear is that it was cannibalistic. And on a large scale.  It had a taste for young hominins, probably from competing tribes. How, you ask, could we possibly know that?

In this epsiode of The History of Being Human, we cover everything we know and how we know it.  Height, habitus, habits, diet of animals and hominins, and behavior.  

This episode expands significantly on the previous consideration of archaic human cannibalism in episode 3.  

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We discuss what megafauna are, their key roles in ecosystems, and the worldwide number and types that died off during the extinction of the late quaternary period (including the present).  Rhys discusses the two main theories about what drove -- and still drives -- these extinctions, overKILL and overCHILL. He then tells us why he and his research team posit that climate change was a lesser factor driving these extinctions. 

For Rhys, the extinctions are best explained by the introduction of a novel, insatiable, armed predator. One that could attack the largest and most dangerous animals from a distance with relatively little risk to itself. In other words, humans did it.

One of the evidences he considers is that the extinctions of the late quaternary continue to this day, and the current culprit in large animal extinction is not in dispute.

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We discuss what megafauna are, their key roles in ecosystems, and the worldwide number and types that died off during the extinction of the late quaternary period (including the present).  Rhys discusses the two main theories about what drove -- and still drives -- these extinctions, overKILL and overCHILL. He then tells us why he and his research team posit that climate change was a lesser factor driving these extinctions. 

For Rhys, the extinctions are best explained by the introduction of a novel, insatiable, armed predator. One that could attack the largest and most dangerous animals from a distance with relatively little risk to itself. In other words, humans did it.

One of the evidences he considers is that the extinctions of the late quaternary continue to this day, and the current culprit in large animal extinction is not in dispute.

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What happened?

Did the opportinistic pathogen known as Homo sapiens sapiens wipe them out?  Or was it the climactic upheaval of the ending of the last ice age?  Something else entirely?

Lively and ongoing debate surrounds this topic still.  In this episode we go over the theories proposed and the relative merits of each.  

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What happened?

Did the opportinistic pathogen known as Homo sapiens sapiens wipe them out?  Or was it the climactic upheaval of the ending of the last ice age?  Something else entirely?

Lively and ongoing debate surrounds this topic still.  In this episode we go over the theories proposed and the relative merits of each.  

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We are going to cover some of the best people who ever lived. Aside from my Dad, that is.

Today we cover the "Moral Circle" concept, as a way to introduce just one of the criteria that will be going into deciding who is truly good, and who is truly not in the running.



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We are going to cover some of the best people who ever lived. Aside from my Dad, that is.

Today we cover the "Moral Circle" concept, as a way to introduce just one of the criteria that will be going into deciding who is truly good, and who is truly not in the running.



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When bipedalism?
Why bipedalism?

We dispell some myths and establish some likelihoods about this uhique and pleuripotent trait.

See the video of this episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZa3WwVyNeo&t=390s



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When bipedalism?
Why bipedalism?

We dispell some myths and establish some likelihoods about this uhique and pleuripotent trait.

See the video of this episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZa3WwVyNeo&t=390s



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“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire”

Time is the dimension we all inhabit, through which we propelled in only one direction. Why is this? Can we account for time's arrow? Can we reverse it?  Why does time only move in one direction?

See the youtube episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbXv7vMOjJ8

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“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire”

Time is the dimension we all inhabit, through which we propelled in only one direction. Why is this? Can we account for time's arrow? Can we reverse it?  Why does time only move in one direction?

See the youtube episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbXv7vMOjJ8

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What is this feeling? What does it mean if anything? Is there any point to it?

See the Youtube Episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdqn4mAh-ZY


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What is this feeling? What does it mean if anything? Is there any point to it?

See the Youtube Episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdqn4mAh-ZY


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Was he a hero or a villain?  Selfless or Narcissistic?  Chances are very high the verdict you render will depend greatly on your own temperament, backgorund, and beliefs. In other words, your opinion of John will depend on which tribe you are a member of.

Art by Ian Armstrong

To support this podcast:
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Was he a hero or a villain?  Selfless or Narcissistic?  Chances are very high the verdict you render will depend greatly on your own temperament, backgorund, and beliefs. In other words, your opinion of John will depend on which tribe you are a member of.

Art by Ian Armstrong

To support this podcast:
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We don't know much about them. We don't know what they call themselves, what they think the world or universe is like, what they believe about the rest of humanity. 

We don't know how they are organized, what they worship, how they see right and wrong.

What we do know is that the North Sentinelese are the most tribal of tribes -- hostile to outsiders, uninterested in changing or developing along 'Western' lines, and unwilling to extend any moral status to vistors. 

In 2018 a young American Christian missionary, John Allen Chau, was killed by these people. Was it murder of an innocent or defense against an invader? Sadism or self-preservation? 

To understand what happened, we will first look into the history of interactions between the people of North Sentinel Island and outsiders, contacts that went occasionally acceptably, but usually very badly, for one party ot the other. 

To support this podcast:
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We don't know much about them. We don't know what they call themselves, what they think the world or universe is like, what they believe about the rest of humanity. 

We don't know how they are organized, what they worship, how they see right and wrong.

What we do know is that the North Sentinelese are the most tribal of tribes -- hostile to outsiders, uninterested in changing or developing along 'Western' lines, and unwilling to extend any moral status to vistors. 

In 2018 a young American Christian missionary, John Allen Chau, was killed by these people. Was it murder of an innocent or defense against an invader? Sadism or self-preservation? 

To understand what happened, we will first look into the history of interactions between the people of North Sentinel Island and outsiders, contacts that went occasionally acceptably, but usually very badly, for one party ot the other. 

To support this podcast:
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But was he insane as well?  

His life and legacy might argue he was, but what do the experts say?

If he was insane, what was the diagnosis? And if he was not insane, how do you account for his actions?

Was he a meth head, dragon chaser, narcissist, psychopath, schizophrenic, oedipal conflicted anal regressive, or what?  

In this episode we explore the body of literature devoted to explaining the motivations and actions of Adolf Hitler, and ask the question of whether he should be explained at all.

To support this podcast:
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59497246Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:15:02 +0000Noel ArmstrongHitler was a failure who achieved the opposite of nearly all of his stated intentions.  But was he insane as well?   His life and legacy might argue he was, but what do the experts say? If he was insane, what was the diagnosis? And if he was not...
But was he insane as well?  

His life and legacy might argue he was, but what do the experts say?

If he was insane, what was the diagnosis? And if he was not insane, how do you account for his actions?

Was he a meth head, dragon chaser, narcissist, psychopath, schizophrenic, oedipal conflicted anal regressive, or what?  

In this episode we explore the body of literature devoted to explaining the motivations and actions of Adolf Hitler, and ask the question of whether he should be explained at all.

To support this podcast:
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One thing that is not in question is that he died a miserable death; in pain, angry, and resentful. Was it, as Josephus said, divine justice? Was it foul play?

Spoiler: as bad as it was, it appears to have been neither, and can be easily explained.


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One thing that is not in question is that he died a miserable death; in pain, angry, and resentful. Was it, as Josephus said, divine justice? Was it foul play?

Spoiler: as bad as it was, it appears to have been neither, and can be easily explained.


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https://youtu.be/uVfn5Ar1rmg?si=e3TE_6tCWEuQxf7h

Schrodinger's Cat Quick and Easy

Yes, this is based on a longer podcast episode -- but hey, you've got to start somwhere!

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58593723Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:00:11 +0000Noel ArmstrongI have released my first TouTube video and this is the audio -- see the episode here: https://youtu.be/uVfn5Ar1rmg?si=e3TE_6tCWEuQxf7h Schrodinger's Cat Quick and Easy Yes, this is based on a longer podcast episode -- but hey, you've got to start...
https://youtu.be/uVfn5Ar1rmg?si=e3TE_6tCWEuQxf7h

Schrodinger's Cat Quick and Easy

Yes, this is based on a longer podcast episode -- but hey, you've got to start somwhere!

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.]]>358falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hbh-54-homo-erectus--58163181
For 2 million years these prehistoric hominins wandered far and wide, high and low, filling every available lakeshore and riverbed.

What can we know about them? Their looks, abilities, traits? Did they use fire? Language? Clothing? Where did they come from and get to?

And why, after such a successful run, did they exit the world stage?

Today on the History of Being Human, the essential guide to all things Erectus.




Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58163181Mon, 01 Jan 2024 13:30:04 +0000Noel ArmstrongThe OG, greatest generation of Human ever! At least if your metric is a dogged determination to keep existing. For 2 million years these prehistoric hominins wandered far and wide, high and low, filling every available lakeshore and riverbed. What...
For 2 million years these prehistoric hominins wandered far and wide, high and low, filling every available lakeshore and riverbed.

What can we know about them? Their looks, abilities, traits? Did they use fire? Language? Clothing? Where did they come from and get to?

And why, after such a successful run, did they exit the world stage?

Today on the History of Being Human, the essential guide to all things Erectus.




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Not since the Laetoli Australopithecus prints has a set of human footprints rocked the world of paleontology like those found in White Sands, New Mexico. Studies have dated these prints to 21-23,000 year ago, more than 6000 years older than humans were known to have arrived in the Americas!

Many scientist are convinced the date is accurate; but if it is, it means a reshaping of an entire paradigm.

In this episode I speak with Dr. Edward Jolie about his work, and about those prints.

Dr. Jolie is the Clara Lee Tanner Associate Professor of Anthropology (School of Anthropology) and Associate Curator of Ethnology (Arizona State Museum) at the University of Arizona.

In this wide-ranging discussion we cover:

0: 00 Intro to Dr. Jolie and his work
12:10 Were the Anasazi (Ancestral Pueblo people) cannibals? (Sorry, I couldn't resist the Man Corn debate!)
14:40 The White Sands footprints
16:40 The "Clovis First" paradigm (ie., the "Standard Model" of peopling of Americas
20:50. Why the White Sands prints are potential paradigm changers
28:40 The reliability of oral cultural transmission
30:40 Two objections to the 21-23K year old dating

Thank you to Dr. Jolie for sharing his insights with us. See him here: https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm%3Fid%3DA09EF77D-2A1B-47FD-A9B9-B9F1EC9BD00E



Graphic by Ian Armstrong




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Not since the Laetoli Australopithecus prints has a set of human footprints rocked the world of paleontology like those found in White Sands, New Mexico. Studies have dated these prints to 21-23,000 year ago, more than 6000 years older than humans were known to have arrived in the Americas!

Many scientist are convinced the date is accurate; but if it is, it means a reshaping of an entire paradigm.

In this episode I speak with Dr. Edward Jolie about his work, and about those prints.

Dr. Jolie is the Clara Lee Tanner Associate Professor of Anthropology (School of Anthropology) and Associate Curator of Ethnology (Arizona State Museum) at the University of Arizona.

In this wide-ranging discussion we cover:

0: 00 Intro to Dr. Jolie and his work
12:10 Were the Anasazi (Ancestral Pueblo people) cannibals? (Sorry, I couldn't resist the Man Corn debate!)
14:40 The White Sands footprints
16:40 The "Clovis First" paradigm (ie., the "Standard Model" of peopling of Americas
20:50. Why the White Sands prints are potential paradigm changers
28:40 The reliability of oral cultural transmission
30:40 Two objections to the 21-23K year old dating

Thank you to Dr. Jolie for sharing his insights with us. See him here: https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm%3Fid%3DA09EF77D-2A1B-47FD-A9B9-B9F1EC9BD00E



Graphic by Ian Armstrong




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Never mind that we do the world and our gene pool a great service by only taking up space for a finite time, what are the chances we can extend our time for a while? Indefinitely?

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Never mind that we do the world and our gene pool a great service by only taking up space for a finite time, what are the chances we can extend our time for a while? Indefinitely?

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Then we descend into the merely probabilistic, action-at-a-distance, neither/both world of Quantum Physics to cover the most bafflng and counter intuituve (nay, SPOOKY in the words of Einstein) phenomenon in nature -- Quantum Entanglement.

If you have not listened to the episode on Schrodinger's Cat (HBH 50) it is recommended you do so first. Superposition is a necessary precursor to this topic also.

For more info:

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/proving-that-quantum-entanglement-is-real#:~:text=The%20Freedman–Clauser%20experiment%20was,2010%20Wolf%20Prize%20in%20physics.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quantum-entanglement-isnt-all-that-spooky-after-all1/

Art by Ian Armstrong

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Then we descend into the merely probabilistic, action-at-a-distance, neither/both world of Quantum Physics to cover the most bafflng and counter intuituve (nay, SPOOKY in the words of Einstein) phenomenon in nature -- Quantum Entanglement.

If you have not listened to the episode on Schrodinger's Cat (HBH 50) it is recommended you do so first. Superposition is a necessary precursor to this topic also.

For more info:

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/proving-that-quantum-entanglement-is-real#:~:text=The%20Freedman–Clauser%20experiment%20was,2010%20Wolf%20Prize%20in%20physics.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quantum-entanglement-isnt-all-that-spooky-after-all1/

Art by Ian Armstrong

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Along the same lines, if you have made sense of Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment, you don't understand it.

But that's not to say it can't be explained. Which is exactly what we do in this episode of the history of being human - present one of the most enduring, and most popularly recognizable, legacies of early quantum theory.

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Along the same lines, if you have made sense of Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment, you don't understand it.

But that's not to say it can't be explained. Which is exactly what we do in this episode of the history of being human - present one of the most enduring, and most popularly recognizable, legacies of early quantum theory.

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This is the story of the mammals, from a time long before their origin until the last common ancestor between humans and chimpanzees.

Although this is a re-release of a previous episode, it contains never-before released material about the latest estimates of warm-bloodedness ariiving on the stage.

Illustration by Ian Armstrong




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This is the story of the mammals, from a time long before their origin until the last common ancestor between humans and chimpanzees.

Although this is a re-release of a previous episode, it contains never-before released material about the latest estimates of warm-bloodedness ariiving on the stage.

Illustration by Ian Armstrong




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Included:

• How old is the earth?
• What are the oldest rocks ever found?
• How old is life itself?
• When did multicellular organisms arise?
• When did life leave the sea for land?
• What percentage of species has survived until the current time?
• What were the 5 biggest mass extrinction events in history?

And much more...information that sounds, admittedly, tedious, but only because it is. But! Can you truly know about yourself without knowing about the universe, solar system, and planet that are a part of you?



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Included:

• How old is the earth?
• What are the oldest rocks ever found?
• How old is life itself?
• When did multicellular organisms arise?
• When did life leave the sea for land?
• What percentage of species has survived until the current time?
• What were the 5 biggest mass extrinction events in history?

And much more...information that sounds, admittedly, tedious, but only because it is. But! Can you truly know about yourself without knowing about the universe, solar system, and planet that are a part of you?



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• 9 billion years of prehistory made dangerously accessible
  • The broadest, easily understood, fascinating ideas of the "Big Bang"
• Mysteries of the Big Bang
  • What can we theorize?
  • Where do our theories fail?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Big Bang model?
  • What are the philosophical and identity implications of Big Bang Cosmology
  • Summary of the development of the universe until the beginnings of our solar system

This episode is an updated and expanded presentation of episode 11a. A key element in understanding current thought on our own nature.


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• 9 billion years of prehistory made dangerously accessible
  • The broadest, easily understood, fascinating ideas of the "Big Bang"
• Mysteries of the Big Bang
  • What can we theorize?
  • Where do our theories fail?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Big Bang model?
  • What are the philosophical and identity implications of Big Bang Cosmology
  • Summary of the development of the universe until the beginnings of our solar system

This episode is an updated and expanded presentation of episode 11a. A key element in understanding current thought on our own nature.


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What did it mean to the ancients? Is it still relevant today, or has it cone the way of alchemy and phrenology?

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What did it mean to the ancients? Is it still relevant today, or has it cone the way of alchemy and phrenology?

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It is my belief that these changes will add value to my listeners, albeit indirectly, as they will enable me to produce more content and extend the reach of the podcast.

Thank you for all your support. I am excited to be moving the podcast to the next level and hope you will continue to listen!

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It is my belief that these changes will add value to my listeners, albeit indirectly, as they will enable me to produce more content and extend the reach of the podcast.

Thank you for all your support. I am excited to be moving the podcast to the next level and hope you will continue to listen!

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Special thanks to Jess for the episode idea Cover Art by Ian Armstrong

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Special thanks to Jess for the episode idea Cover Art by Ian Armstrong

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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.]]>aaa54bbc-00c9-49bd-84bd-d04214893c47Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:40:00 +0000Noel ArmstrongTutankhamen died at 19 years old. No one is sure why or how.  His tomb, his mummy, and his DNA offer some tantalizing clues, but no definitive answer.   Here is the life and death of one of the best known mummies, from one of the least known Pharohs,...
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.]]>357424f4-75d0-4e0d-a3de-1354cae9f143Sat, 30 Jul 2022 19:20:43 +0000Noel ArmstrongIn this episode we begin a series on the beginnings of "Western" thought and science. We start with the catastrophy of the Mycenean Collapse, the Greek Dark Ages, and the Archaic Age, then continue with a discussion of Miletus and its most revered...
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https://youtu.be/Q1uTdkQwsBk

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https://youtu.be/Q1uTdkQwsBk

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what reason is and why we developed it

how our need for belonging drives our beliefs

why we ignore inconvenient evidence

whether it hurts worse to listen to the other side or get a root canal

how even listening to conflicting evidence can threaten our identity

why being smart can lead you deeper into error

how Occam's razor can cut the wrong way

how enemies can fulfill some of our deep needs

what can be done to incentivize truth over tribalism

Steve is studying for his PhD in social psychology at Cambridge University, and is the author of the Words Matter Blog in Psychology Today (Words Matter Blog). Music: Icy Vindur by A Himitsu Art: Oz by Ian Armstrong

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what reason is and why we developed it

how our need for belonging drives our beliefs

why we ignore inconvenient evidence

whether it hurts worse to listen to the other side or get a root canal

how even listening to conflicting evidence can threaten our identity

why being smart can lead you deeper into error

how Occam's razor can cut the wrong way

how enemies can fulfill some of our deep needs

what can be done to incentivize truth over tribalism

Steve is studying for his PhD in social psychology at Cambridge University, and is the author of the Words Matter Blog in Psychology Today (Words Matter Blog). Music: Icy Vindur by A Himitsu Art: Oz by Ian Armstrong

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