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For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world.

Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztecs of Central America; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these ancient civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time to witness the end of their world.

In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of Western culture—that is, the idea that civilizations arose separately and distinctly from one another. Rather, she locates the roots of the modern West in everything from the law codes of Babylon, Assyrian irrigation, and the Phoenician art of sail to Indian literature, Arabic scholarship, and the metalworking riders of the Steppe, to name just a few examples.

Send us a Text Message.You know what they say: "LS swap everything". And that's became the General Motors LS family of V8 engines is cheap high performance for nearly every drifter, street rodder and resto-modder. But what putting an LS in a tired, high mileage econobox? That's what Brant Stephenson did. He shoehorned an LS into a Toyota Prius and created an intriguing sleeper. FOLLOW BRANT on Instagram and Tik-Tok at @just_aint_careSUPPORT THE POD:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hpheritageSUPPORT OUR SPONSOR:https://www.modelcitizendiecast.comFind Horsepower Heritage on the web:https://...

Belarusische Frauen waren bereits vor den Protesten 2020 gegen Machthaber Lukaschenka ein wichtiger Teil der Zivilgesellschaft: Vor allem im Bereich des Umwelt- und Klimaschutzes engagierten sie sich durch die Gründung, Gestaltung und Leitung diverser Initiativen. 2020 haben sie dann die Wahlkampagnen der Oppositionellen unterstützt, die Demonstrationen mitorganisiert und kümmern sich noch heute um die Versorgung von inhaftierten Angehörigen. Dafür zahlen sie zum Teil einen hohen Preis, denn das Regime setzt alles daran, sie einzuschüchtern und zum Schweigen zu bringen.Mit den Fellows ...

This week we see Mosiah bring a change in the governmental structure of Zarahemla which brings rise to the Reign of the Judges. Come Follow Me 2024 Book of Mormon

L’été arrive, il va commencer à faire chaud ! Il est donc temps de ressortir notre bon vieux ventilateur du placard. Et justement en sortant le mien je me suis demandé qui avait eu cette bonne idée d’inventer un ventilateur ! Réponse aujourd’hui dans la petite histoire des inventions du quotidien.La Petite Histoire des Inventions, un podcast de La Fabrik Audio. Épisode écrit et réalisé par Sébastien Girard et narré par Florent Mounier. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Episode Notes Nick Rehak of Rabbit Hole Podcasts and Rob deal with Cobb once again throwing John under the bus.

USA blir av mange av sine egne omtalt som verdens, om ikke tidenes, beste land. Rett og slett «eksepsjonelt». Dette er en idé som er flere hundre år gammel, og som skinner gjennom den dag i dag. Og som også har påvirket utenrikspolitikken deres.. Men hva er egentlig denne eksepsjonalismen?Med oss for å snakke om amerikansk eksepsjonalisme har vi Hilde Restad - førsteamanuensis ved Oslo Nye høyskole, og forfatter av boken "Det amerikanske paradokset".Programleder og produsent er Christian Konglund.Musikk: Epidemic SoundsPodkasten er produsert av Gjenklang StudioFølg oss gjerne også ...

Mummification was a practice used after the person died, but could you imagine taking steps while still living to become a mummy?

In December of 1990, the Tiede family was on a break from their hectic lives up at their remote country cabin in Oakley, Utah. Rolf and Kaye along with their two daughters Linae and Tricia were busily prepping for their annual Christmas party when suddenly, the tranquility was shattered by two cold-hearted intruders. The aftermath would haunt the Tiedes for years to come.

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Robert is again joined by Tom Reimann to discuss Morton Downey Junior. https://www.gofundme.com/f/btb-fundraiser-pdx-diaper-bank See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thank you to the following websites for their information regarding today’s topics. The People history.com -http://www.thepeoplehistory.com 1934 U.S.A. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrowhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bonnie-and-clyde 1937 U.S.A. John D. Rockefellerhttps://hudsonvalley.org/biography/john-d-rockefeller-1839-1937/ 1701 Captain William Kiddhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/execution-captain-kidd The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.Support the Show.

Mini-podcast about a strike by miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a Covid-19 bonus in 2020.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.AcknowledgementsWritten and edited by...

‘I am Spartacus!’ In the field of epic film making, the 1960 historical drama ‘Spartacus’ is legendary. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, and starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier, it is undoubtedly a classic. But how much of the plot has emerged from the true story of a Thracian gladiator and slave who escaped his Roman captors and led an unsuccessful but impressive rebellion against their oppressors? And how much of the film’s message was formed by the personalities involved in its creation, and the context in which it was made?In her own words, Dr Fiona Radford devoted years of ...

From May 10th-12th 2024 people as far south as Florida and Texas were seeing a phenomenon they never expected to see – The Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis. According to mainstream sources this hasn’t happened in at least 500 years, if ever. Was this impossibly rare event nothing more than a natural phenomena or prat of a HAARP test?We dive into the history of HAARP, chemtrails (aka cloud seeding) and a long history of governments messing with the weather for military and agricultural purposes. Can they create earthquakes? Direct hurricanes? Worse?Let’s find out! Natural Disasters Are...

Six wives - six lives that we think we know everything about. But beyond their mostly doomed marriages to Henry VIII and, in most cases, tragic ends, here were six women who shaped history in their own unique ways.In this special six part series, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb brings together the most illuminating interviews about the six wives from the Not Just the Tudors archive. She also explores some of the latest research and speaks to Dr. Charlotte Bolland - curator of the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens - to paint an even ...

In this episode, we dive into the remarkable life of Mileva Marić, a brilliant physicist and mathematician who played a crucial yet often overlooked role in the early development of modern physics. Best known for her marriage to Albert Einstein, Marić was a trailblazer in her own right, overcoming significant societal and personal challenges to pursue her passion for science. Join us as we explore Marić's journey from her early education in Serbia to her groundbreaking studies at the Zurich Polytechnic, where she met Einstein. We unravel the complexities of their partnership, examining the ...

Watching the war movies that stiffened our upper lips, with authors Rob Hutton and Duncan Weldon. This time: Jude Law is a young Russian sniper in the somewhat messy yet highly entertaining ‘Enemy At The Gates’ from 2001. Why does Kill Your Friends author John Niven love it despite its many shortcomings? Would anyone have time for a love triangle in the middle of a war, much less a knee-trembler in an icy tunnel? Can they swerve the ’Allo ’Allo Bad Accent Factor? Or is it all a terrible pain in the Urals? Note: anyone who attempts to retreat from this movie will be shot by the NKVD. ...