252 | Hannah Ritchie on Keeping Hope for the Planet Alive
Our planet and its environment are in bad shape, in all sorts of ways. Those of us who want to […]
252 | Hannah Ritchie on Keeping Hope for the Planet Alive Read More
World
246 | David Stuart on Time and Science in Maya Civilization
You might remember the somewhat bizarre worries that swept through certain circles back in 2012, based on the end of
246 | David Stuart on Time and Science in Maya Civilization Read More
187 | Andrew Leigh on the Politics of Looming Disasters
photo by Hilary Wardhaugh We’re pretty well-calibrated when it comes to dealing with common, everyday-level setbacks. But our brains aren’t
187 | Andrew Leigh on the Politics of Looming Disasters Read More
179 | David Reich on Genetics and Ancient Humanity
Human beings like to divide themselves into groups, and then cooperate, socialize, and reproduce with members of their own group.
179 | David Reich on Genetics and Ancient Humanity Read More
160 | Edward Slingerland on Confucianism, Daoism, and Wu Wei
Plato and Aristotle founded much of what we think of as Western philosophy during the fourth and fifth centuries BCE.
160 | Edward Slingerland on Confucianism, Daoism, and Wu Wei Read More
135 | Shadi Bartsch on Plato, Vergil, Confucius, and Modernity
In our postmodern world, studying the classics of ancient Greece and Rome can seem quaint at best, downright repressive at
135 | Shadi Bartsch on Plato, Vergil, Confucius, and Modernity Read More
128 | Joe Henrich on the Weirdness of the West
We all know stereotypes about people from different countries; but we also recognize that there really are broad cultural differences
128 | Joe Henrich on the Weirdness of the West Read More
62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People
Physicists study systems that are sufficiently simple that it’s possible to find deep unifying principles applicable to all situations. In
62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People Read More
60 | Lynne Kelly on Memory Palaces, Ancient and Modern
Memory takes different forms. Memories can be encoded in the strength of neural connections in our brains, but there’s a
60 | Lynne Kelly on Memory Palaces, Ancient and Modern Read More
Episode 37: Edward Watts on the End of the Roman Republic and Lessons for Democracy
When many of us think “Ancient Rome,” we think of the Empire and the Caesars. But the Empire was preceded
Episode 37: Edward Watts on the End of the Roman Republic and Lessons for Democracy Read More