How did we go from picking berries on the savannah to the world we live in now? What was it like to be a hunter-gatherer? Why did they start forming states? What did that journey look like? And was it a good - or bad - decision?
Welcome back to Polymath, where we examine all these questions with facts and statistics- rather than 'hot takes'. This is a massive journey through how the world we take for granted was born. We'll be exploring this topic by combining anthropology, sociology, political economy, ecology, and history, unravelling thousands of years of humanity's evolution. Not only do we synthesise al these perspectives and insights from various expert thinkers, we critically evaluate whether all this change was GOOD.
Was the transition to agriculture and statehood the worst mistake we ever made? Should we be glad we're alive in the 21st century or hauling ass back to the rainforest? Let's find out!
This is the second ever episode on this channel recorded in video, so you now see both me and the NPC room in the background. Also, if you're viewing this on Spotify, find my YouTube at @danielaaronlevy for shorter, more manageable clips and snippets of the video. Enjoy!
