On Humans @OnHumansPod

Emigrating to BlueSky. Find me there! https://t.co/uQoHEQjj7D onhumans.substack.com/about Joined September 2022

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

a year ago

This is part of the Origins of Humankind, produced by On Humans and CARTA from @UCSD. In the pilot episode, @ProfExistence covered everything from the origins of life the rise of humans. In the final episode, Johannes Krause will cover everything from Neolithic Revolution to the rise of gunpowder empires. It's a feast. Enjoy! onhumans.substack.com/p/origins

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

a year ago

Things are about to get personal... In episode 3 of the Origins of Humankind, Chris Stringer guides us through the story of humanity itself. Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/origins-of-h… An unforgettable conversation. Thank you @ChrisStringer65!

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

a year ago

"The Origins of Humankind" is now live! 👏 We’ve assembled a team of leading experts to reconstruct humanity’s 4-billion-year origin story—with cutting-edge science as our guide. The first episode is out now! 👉 onhumans.substack.com/origins Listen. Read. Subscribe. All for free! Producer together with CARTA (UCSD). Guests include @ChrisStringer65, @ProfExistence, Johannes Krause, and Dean Falk.

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

a year ago

It's out! 👏 The 51st episode of On Humans explores the origins of patriarchy with @angarika_deb You can listen in full or read a summary at: onhumans.substack.com/p/why-patriarc…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

a year ago

Why is the Battle of Hastings more famous than the Battle of Kitombo? africanhistoryextra.com/p/war-and-peac…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

Last week, I had an amazing conversation with @YashengHuang on his two upcoming books. Did you miss the event held at @LondonBSchool? You can listen to our chat now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your shows! 👉 onhumans.substack.com/p/live-from-lo…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

🥁 It’s on: the first-ever live recording of On Humans! Come meet me and @YashengHuang at London Business School this Wednesday at 4.30pm. Only a handful of places left. Be fast! 💨 Tickets (free) 🎟️ e.cglink.me/2ka/r40866 Please share! 🙌

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Marxe School @BaruchMarxe

2 years ago

🎙️ New Podcast Alert! 🎧 On Monday, December 2, #MarxeFaculty Associate Professor Ideen Riahi joined Ilari Mäkelä on the @OnHumansPod podcast to discuss his groundbreaking research on the broad patterns of Eurasian history. 🌍✨ 🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/1QHK50Uk3Pr #MarxePride

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

@a_r_schein @SpencrGreenberg @HSB_Lab And the link! open.spotify.com/episode/7nR0ik…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

And here is one from the "other side" of the debate. Even here, my guest @HSB_Lab says that "the evidence does not support the strong Hobbesian position" that war was constant and chronic in the Palaeolithic. This said, you might be right that peace takes a lot of effort @SpencrGreenberg . Let's keep making the effort!

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

It's out—the 50th episode of On Humans! Join me and @Ideenriahi as we trace the broadest patterns of the human story, from the travels of Homo erectus to the emergence of Eurasian empires. onhumans.substack.com/p/podcast-a-ne… #socialscience #humanevolution #Economics #History #anthropology

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

The story of China is not just the story of one nation. It is the story of a large chunk of humanity — a quarter of our species at times. And that story is now shaping the century ahead. Would you like to understand this story better? You will struggle to find a better place to start than the work of @YashengHuang! I have finally finished my summary of our long conversations with him and @jordanschneider Check it out! onhumans.substack.com/p/read-this-to…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

I often talk about how playful humans are—even as adults. I still think this makes humans a bit odd. But here is a beautiful reminder not to exaggerate the differences between us and chimpanzees! From an excellent article by @LirSamuni, @MielkeAlexander and others at the @TaiChimpProject Article: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=tu-E3x…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

Are universal human rights a "Western" idea rooted in Kantian philosophy? Hard debate. But it's good to remember that a Chinese intellectual, P.C. Chang, worked as the vice-chair of the 1948 drafting committee and incorporated Confucian ideas into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And while the attached quote is a bit simplistic, he is absolutely right on one thing: Enlightenment thinkers were busy reading Asian philosophy. I'm unsure what all this means. But it sure doesn't conform to the typical stereotypes about #humanrights, #China, and #Asian #philosophy! (Quote from @IngvarHans's concise intro: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…)

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

Yes, climate change drove human evolution. And this isn’t just a story of jungles turning into savannas. If the graph below is anything to go by, both human biology and human culture evolved to cope with increasingly dramatic climate swings. I’m not sure what this means for our time… But I feel it’s worth knowing anyway! PS. This is from an excellent talk by Larry Barham at @CARTAUCSD 's symposium. I highly recommend checking this out! youtube.com/watch?v=jK9Pyk…

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On Humans @OnHumansPod

2 years ago

A juicy turning point in the making of the “Western civilisation”: An Italian priest arrives in a majority-Muslim town and makes a local friend. Together, they translate not only Aristotle but also Arabic works introducing students to a new number system from India — a system so powerful it can express any number with just nine digits and a zero. Despite their efforts, old Roman numerals persist in Europe until Fibonacci learns about algebra while living in northern Africa. He popularises the decimal system in Italy, where it paves the way for the revolution in banking. (I might add that the action takes place on dried wooden pulp called "paper"—a method the Arabs learned from the Chinese.) An excellent moment from @DalrympleWill 's “Golden Road”! I’ll post some more thoughts on the book later this week. Thoughts? Comments?