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The Coronavirus EffectWhat Blocks Human Innovation and Progress?Timeless lessons from the Stone Age and how to build innovation into our systems and solve global problems.For 97% of human history, we barely had any technology. Innovation moved at a snail's pace because of 5 invisible forces shaping our world. Learn about how these forces still exist and what really drives world changeSam is launching a new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.Available on...2025-07-1523 min
The Coronavirus EffectA New Approach To Understanding How to Change The WorldAs we peer into the future, sometimes the best strategy is to look back into the past. The further and deeper we look, the more comprehensive our understanding of how technology and invention can shape the future.Sam is launching a new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.Available on all podcast players:SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyTAPPLE - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id18152...2025-06-3024 min
New Podcasts - trailers for new and noteworthy showsHow to Change the World: The History of Innovation Technology, Science, History
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In How to Change the World: The History of Innovation they have set out to chronologically document the biggest inventions of history, one leap at a time. It'll also tell the stories of the greatest innovators from history and understand their mental models, mindsets and habits. With Acast, it's hosted by Sam Webster Harris.
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The Coronavirus EffectUPDATE - How To Change The World: The history of innovationSam is launching a new show - "How to Change the World - The History of Innovation"Starting from the dawn of civilization. Each series will cover an era of humanity and each episode will cover an individual innovation and / or innovator telling their story and impact on society.In between episodes, we will have a shorter masterclass episode on an individual topic, mental model, or idea relating to the grand goal of changing the world.First season is out now:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjE...2025-03-1703 min
The Garrett Ashley Mullet ShowUnequal Weights and Measures, and the Prosecution of Donald Trump"Yahweh called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock."- Leviticus 1:1-2"For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king.”- 1 Samuel 15:23”The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly."- Proverbs...2023-04-051h 23
The Coronavirus Effect9. National Care ForceCharles ArmitageCharles Armitage is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Florence. Florence is a marketplace that connects care homes to nurses and care workers looking for extra shifts. Having started his career in the NHS, Charles entered the world of tech to help tackle some of the failures he witnessed. Charles loves sharing lessons from the frontline of building a platform business.DiscussionOther than Florence, Charles and his partners developed National Care Force - a nationwide network of care providers, healthcare workers and volunteers, ready to support our social...2020-05-2116 min
The Coronavirus Effect8. The Care IndustryJames Townsend, the co-founder of Mobilise, is on a mission to transform the way the UK's growing number of informal carers access support.James has over ten years of experience setting up and leading socially impactful organisations. He was formerly Teach First President, and set up the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership, facilitating 135,000 teachers, leaders and support staff into a learning community. DiscussionIn response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mobilise is an online platform where carers can meet for a chat over a “virtual cuppa” and access vital information about the outb...2020-05-0836 min
The Coronavirus Effect7. Where Is Technology HeadingEamonn Carey is the Managing Director of Techstars London. He's been an entrepreneur for most of his adult life - starting several companies in Europe and the Middle East - two successfully, others, less so.He's been an active angel investor in Europe, the US and Asia for the last five years - investing in everything from AI to food tech and from messaging to co-working spaces. He ran the Techstars Connection program in New York, works with the Zeroth AI accelerator in Hong Kong and sits on several boards - including Lingvist, Paranoid Fan, and Motivii. 2020-04-2646 min
The Coronavirus Effect6. How Do We Have Adventures?I am an adventuraholic. As such being confined to one space is an unusual place to find myself.I am embracing my curious spirit and invite listeners to explore their minds and body and have their own personal journeys of adventure inside.When You Can't Go Outside, Go InsideWe are used to being able to jump on a plane and appear in a new culture and immerse ourselves in adventures. But now we are all stuck at home. The future may have limited travel for a while as we maintain social distancing...2020-04-1916 min
The Coronavirus Effect5. When Life Gives You LemonsAboutDame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain's leading philanthropists and has used her life to drive positive change in the world. Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads.She started her business in the sixties working from home with no computer or email. Writing machine code in her kitchen. It went on to become a business worth over £3billion and she is perhaps the most important person in technology you haven't heard of.Her book 'Let I...2020-04-1227 min
The Coronavirus Effect4. Maintaining Empathy at a DistanceKaitlin Ugolik Phillips is an author and technology researcher. We dive into her findings around human interaction online and how we lose empathy and cause each other extra stress.We talk about solutions for this and how we can control ourselves better to avoid being led down dangerous rabbit holes of thinking and keep positive.I can highly reccomend her book "The Future Of Feeling: Building Empathy in a Tech Obsessed World" for a masterclass in becoming a wiser particapant in online conversations. It also really helps explain human psychology around why we chagne our...2020-04-1118 min
The Coronavirus Effect3. Black Swan - The High Impact of the Highly UnexpectedAboutThe 'Black Swan' is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It demonstrates that unexpected events have the biggest impact on shaping the world.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242472.The_Black_SwanThe book explains how can we prepare for these evens. How to build a more resilient strategies. How to get stronger from such events instead of being beatenWant more book discussions?This podcast episode was originally recorded for the "Wiser than Yesterday" podcast. See www.wiserpod.comSam discusses the book and it's lessons with...2020-04-0444 min
The Coronavirus Effect2. What Is All The Panic (buying) About?After stores across the world first started running out of toilet paper, this quickly spread to empty shelves and epic queues as people rush to stock up before armageddon hits. This has resulted in a lot of further panic and strong emotions and angry words from those impacted. Still no one knows why toilet paper is needed....In this episode we dive into some of the reasons behind the buying. We discuss supply chain shifts, game theory, psychology, fear, and economics to discover how it works. Along the way we find reasons to be less judgemental and...2020-03-2623 min
The Coronavirus Effect1. An IntroductionAn short episode introducing the podcast, the aims and topics to discuss and what you can expect to be hearing over the coming episodes.Sam gives a brief overview of the opportunity we have to reflect and the importance of focussing on the positive amongst all the terrible news.We also learn about the host's background in science, business, adventure and near death experiences and why he's taking on the project, Don't Forget to leave a comment on this episode See podvine.com/privacy-policy for podcast listener privacy info.2020-03-2113 min
Spiraken Review PodcastSpiraken Mini Movie Review: Spider-man Far From Home (Spoiler Free)In this SPOILER FREE mini movie review episode, Xan reviews the latest live action version of Spider-Man? Sit back and enjoy as our host reviews the 23rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Far From Home, directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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As with our other mini reviews, this is not an official review, and our Host talks about the overall performance from Tom Holland and...2019-07-0214 min
The Peace Revolution PodcastPeace Revolution episode 070: How the Mind is Harnessed to Create Human Resources
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Notes, References, and Links for further study:
Tragedy and Hope dot com
Invitation to the Tragedy and Hope online community (link expires monthly)
Log in page for the Tragedy and Hope online community
Peace Revolution primary site (2009-2012)*
Peace Revolution backup stream (2006-2012)*
Includes the 9/11 Synchronicity Podcast (predecessor to Peace Revolution)
*These 2 podcasts and lectures amount...2013-03-1700 min