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From the Origins of Modern China to the Nature of Consciousness
New episodes from the holiday season
Jan 6
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Ilari Mäkelä
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December 2024
A Live-Recording of On Humans!
This is exciting: I’m hosting the first-ever live recording of On Humans. It will be held this Wednesday at the London Business School.
Dec 16, 2024
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Ilari Mäkelä
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Podcast: A New Theory on The Broadest Patterns of History
Persians. Romans. Chinese. Guptas. Abbasids. Mongols. British. The list of the world’s largest empires is a list of different peoples of Eurasia. With…
Dec 2, 2024
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Ilari Mäkelä
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November 2024
The Origins of Modern China
The story of China is not just the story of one nation. It is the story of a large chunk of humanity — at times a quarter of our species. And for better…
Nov 28, 2024
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Ilari Mäkelä
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October 2024
How We (Literally) Construct Our Worlds
What kind of creatures are we? I am hardly the only one searching for an answer. This is evident in the cottage industry of crafting alternative names…
Oct 9, 2024
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Ilari Mäkelä
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Podcast: This Might Be The Nicest Thing About Human Nature
You are given 20 dollars in cash. You can use it as you wish, but with one condition: you have to use it to treat yourself. Now imagine getting another…
Oct 1, 2024
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September 2024
How To Understand Chinese History?
Chinese history is long and complex. With its litany of dynasties and hard-to-pronounce names, it presents a formidable challenge to anyone new to the…
Sep 26, 2024
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Podcast: What About China? Part I: The Deep Currents of Chinese History
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Sep 3, 2024
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Ilari Mäkelä
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August 2024
Is 'Man the Hunter' Dead?
How do hunter-gatherers live? Do they divide jobs between men and women? Or is this a modern myth? I've talked with scholars from both sides of the…
Aug 1, 2024
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July 2024
Why Agriculture?
Our ancestors lived from hunting and gathering. Suddenly, humans around the world abandoned this way of life. Why?
Jul 15, 2024
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Podcast: What Can Moral Dilemmas Tell Us About Ourselves?
You are driving a car.
Jul 1, 2024
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June 2024
Birth of Modern Prosperity, Part IV: Branko Milanovic on the Great Levelling & Beyond
The Industrial Revolution played in the hands of the rich.
Jun 19, 2024
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