[~52,000BC] The Eyed Needle: The History of Clothes, Fashion, Beauty and Status Games
How humanity invented clothes. In the process, accidentally warping our psychology, sparking civilization, and changing what it means to be human forever.A fish doesn’t know it’s wet, and a human doesn’t know they are hiding. But every morning, you participate in a ritual that separates you from nature, and your own biology.For 90% of human history, we were naked. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, we decided to cover up. This episode of How to Change the World challenges the standard narrative of invention stories.We’ll explore:Side effects: The invention of the needle to stitch leather went on to stitch the fabric of human civilizationMental models: how one idea change the psychology of privacy, shame, and statusThe Algorithm of Desire: How ancient fashion trends set the rules for modern attraction and power dynamics.Join the deep dive into the psychology of change and the invisible lines that define our future society.Become a MemberPatreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPodAccess to behind the scenes episodesAsk Sam anythingSupport the showABOUTHow to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time. In the process we are building out frameworks and mental models to think more coherently about global change.Written, edited, recorded, and produced by Sam Webster Harris.🤓 Website: ChangeTheWorldPod.com🤗 Join the Patreon: Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPodHelp from:👩🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (available to hire)🧙♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (available to hire)ResourcesClimate, Clothing and Agriculture in Prehistory - Ian GilliganA complete account of the development of clothing, from Cambridge University Press.CHAPTERS00:00 Naked Dreams01:38 Welcome03:50 1 - FIRST CLOTHES03:50 Genesis07:00 Naked Ape vs. The Ice Age09:13 Foot bags10:40 Tanning a hide13:03 Lice and Permanent Clothing18:49 The Eyed Needle21:49 2 - PSYCHOLOGY REVOLUTION21:49 Privacy23:26 Modesty, Shame and Maturity27:45 Fashion and Mammoth Beads29:34 Beauty, Biology and Culture31:12 Culture32:04 3 - EXTERNALISING ENCLOSURE33:40 Textiles and Weaving34:19 Farming Clothes35:18 Birth Control And Population Growth37:21 New Religions38:52 Shoe Technology40:37 Enclosure Thesis42:39 4 - PHILOSOPHY OF CLOTHES42:39 The Cost of Beauty43:38 Belladona - eye poisoning44:45 Status beauty - skin and teeth46:30 Chinese feet binding49:22 Modern trends and surgeries51:09 Algorithm of Desire52:28 What clothing means today56:32 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HUMAN?58:13 The evolution of nakedness01:00:50 Become a member Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Behind the scenes access to extra content and surprising stories. Sam reveals all sorts of chaos from the weird pages of history, science and the even stranger insides of his mind...You can support the show and claim your place in history by joining the VIP members club.What's occurring? As every episode has a lot research that goes unused, we're making an extra sister episode for all every main history episode.We'll also give extra updates on what's going on and chances to vote on topics.Premium episodes include:Cool findings that didn't make the main episodeFact checking and deeper explanations of confusing stuffInsights into the process (or lack of) that make the showAMA questionsExcited, curious or just love clicking links?Join the Patreon membership - Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPod 🤗ABOUTHow to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time. In the process learning about frameworks and mental models to think deeeeply about what it means to be human and make stuff happen.Written, edited, recorded, and produced by Sam Webster Harris.🤓 Deets: ChangeTheWorldPod.comHelp from:👩🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (available to hire)🧙♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (available to hire)CHAPTERS00:00 Biiiiiiiiig announcement01:15 Wait - it's just a Patreon...01:30 What do YOU get?02:40 What you DON'T get03:05 DVD's - Anyone remember those things..?04:00 Episodes will be interviews04:31 Join the club (please) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thinking in Primitives: A mental model to dissect the foundations of Civilization, Humanity & Creativity
The most important innovations are invisible. Yet they are reliable building blocks of creativity that fuel human imagination.The same 26 letter alphabet lets Shakespeare write a play, a researcher publish science or you can text your mum.A standardised screw thread lets you build a house, a car or a space station.This is the story of primitives; the fundamental components that make everything else possible. We explore how Jeff Bezos coining the term "Thinking in Primitives" as he invented AWS to the building blocks of the universe and life in it.Join our tour through the weird and wonderful ideas of history as we gather ideas for how to build the future of humanity, space technology and anything you can imagine.You'll learn:By breakthroughs depends on invisible primitives created by someone before youWhy the most valuable opportunities are the ones everyone uses but nobody seesHow to identify foundational building blocks in any industry before competitors doABOUTHow to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time. In the process we are building out frameworks and mental models to think more coherently about global change.Written, edited, recorded, and produced by Sam Webster Harris.🤓 Website: ChangeTheWorldPod.com🤗 Join the Patreon: Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPodHelp from:👩🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (available to hire)🧙♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (available to hire)Resources10 Greatest Mental Models of Jeff BezosSam explains the best mental models of Jeff Bezos on his Growth Mindset Psychology podcast.CHAPTERS00:00 Intergalactic Planetary... Lasagna01:40 A mental models episode about building blocks03:11 #1 - THINKING IN PRIMITIVES: JEFF BEZOS, AMAZON and AWS04:03 The API Memo04:39 What is a Primitive?04:57 How Amazon launched AWS05:36 The impact of AWS and cloud servers06:18 #2 - THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE07:18 How are humans built?08:09 Mitochondria and energy production09:39 HOX genes and the animal building instruction manual11:06 How primitives become essential foundations12:35 #3 - CIVILIZATION AND HIDDEN INVENTIONS14:02 The Essential Ingredients of Early empires15:42 Standardisations that make the world work17:54 #4 - PRIMITIVE LESSONS19:37 Market timing and innovation mistakes21:31 Just do stuff23:00 #5 - FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION23:19 CRISPR and Casgevy25:19 Space and Orbital Refuelling27:14 Wrap up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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[~64,000BCE] - The Bow & Arrow: A Brief History of Stone Age Weapon Technologies and Their Impact on Humanity
From Stone flakes to the Bow and Arrow. How Stone Age weapons innovation shaped humanity and triggered global extinction events. Three million years ago, we were semi-hairless apes hiding from lions. Today we're the apex predator of planet Earth.This episode traces the entire weapons journey through Ancient History; sharp rocks, hand axes, spears, atlatls, and bows and arrows.Learn how we became humans we know today as we outsourced biology to technology, trading muscle for tools, brute force for precision. We also changed socially as values of teamwork, trust and intelligence forged the mental models that would build civilization and transformed humanity forever.Key takeaways:Technology and humans co-evolved - every tool invention was matched by physical, intellectual, and social updatesMarginal advantages compound into existential differences over time - other hominids were wiped out as only sapiens remainedWisdom takes time to catch up with out powerDiscover how ancient innovation patterns still shape the future of technology today.ABOUTHow to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time.Written, edited, recorded, produced by Sam Webster Harris.Website: ChangeTheWorldPod.comPatreon: Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPodHelp from:👩🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (available to hire)🧙♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (available to hire)BOOKSThe Human Story - Robin DunbarHow humans evolved away from apes and developed tools.Stone Tools in Human Evolution - John J. SheaHow our stone tools evolved over 3 millions years.CHAPTERS00:00 Magical Powers02:10 Introduction to Stone Age Weapons04:28 1 - THE OLDOWAN FLAKE (~3 MYA)07:07 Evolution feedback loop08:18 Human obsession with time saving09:08 Status flexing10:01 2 - ACHEULEAN HAND AXE (~1.7MYA)10:55 Why did we care about beauty?12:08 Status games13:00 Brain growth and imagination14:40 3 - SWEAT AND PERSISTENCE HUNTING (~1.5MYA)17:59 4 - HAFTED SPEARS (~500,000BC)20:52 Steps to make a Hafted Spear22:24 Co evolution of shoulder throwing23:37 Teamwork and language co-evolution24:47 Leadership qualities26:06 5 - ATLATL / SPEAR LAUNCHER (~100,000-50,000BC)28:40 How an Atlatl works30:12 Accuracy over strength30:30 Timeline of Atlatl development31:15 6 - BOW AND ARROW (~64,000BC)33:06 How to make a bow and arrow34:33 The First great invention?35:50 Yes my sister shot the headmaster...36:40 Hunting with archery38:55 Evolution compared to Neanderthals41:30 HUMANITY - THE GREAT FILTER42:18 Australian Extinction event43:34 Europe - Neanderthal Extinction44:46 The Conquest of America - Pleistocene Blitzkrieg46:11 The Rise of Human Conflict47:58 MODERN LESSONS AND FUTURE WEAPONS49:07 Algorithms51:58 Supply Chains52:55 Cognitive Warfare54:13 Teamwork56:02 ROUNDUP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Systems Thinking: How to Dance with Chaos and Innovate in a Changing World
This episode explores Systems Thinking, it's impact on innovation across history and how to use it as we build the future of technology. Most problems in the world aren't random accidents, they're built into the systems we live in. They drive the currents that change the world.Systems Thinking is a key idea in science, politics and business, but it knows no boundaries as systems show up everywhere.In every era of humanity we created new systems in politics, law, technology and economics to deal with the problems of the day. As new challenges arise in the 21st century, from the future of AI to global politics, it is up to humanity to build new systems to overcome them.Systems thinking invites us to discover the threads that bind our actions, cultures, and destinies into unexpected tapestries:Stop firefighting and get to the root cause.Search for leverage points where small acts create outsized impact.Reframe crisis from an isolated disaster to an interconnected opportunity.Fun fact - It's the UN's 80th birthday today.ABOUTHow to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time.Written, edited, recorded, produced by Sam Webster Harris.🤓 Website: ChangeTheWorldPod.com🤗 Patreon: Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPodHelp from:👩🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (available to hire)🧙♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (available to hire)BOOKSThinking in Systems: A primer - Donella MeadowsA masterclass on all things systems. (Many graphs, don't get the audiobook)Systems Thinking Made Simple: New hope for solving wicked problems - Derek and Laura CabreraSimple rules for understanding and solving the most difficult problems in society.The Change World Order: Why nations succeed and fail - Ray DalioStudy of the cycles of world power over the last 500 years.Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder - Nassim N. TalebHow to think beyond resilience to build systems (and portfolios) that benefit from difficultyCHAPTERS00:00 Systems and Families01:43 Welcome03:47 What is a System?07:03 ACT 1 - 4 ELEMENTS OF A SYSTEM07:03 #1 Stocks and Flows08:32 #2 Feedback Loops10:21 #3 Delays11:32 #4 Boundaries13:02 ACT 2 - MANAGING SYSTEMS13:10 Leverage Points16:17 Butterfly Effect19:42 ACT 3 - PREVENTING COLLAPSE20:07 Resilience in systems21:52 Self-Organisation23:08 Hierarchies25:42 ACT 4 - LOOKING AT TODAY26:32 Beyond GDP29:11 Modern Political Systems30:45 Can the UN Change the World?32:12 Rewriting the Rules of a New Era33:59 Take Homes and References Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sobre How to Change the World: The History & Future of Innovation
Sam Webster Harris chronicles the complete history of innovation from the Stone Age to the modern day. Learn how transformative ideas build upon each other to change the world and shape the future of humanity.Every breakthrough that changes civilization begins with curiosity. From the first controlled fire to artificial intelligence. Follow the journey, step-by-step, tracing the evolution of human progress and society. On the way, uncovering the nerdy stories and fun facts behind world-changing inventions and the mental models that drive systemic change.Each episode is a deep dive into innovation patterns and the threads that shape our world: - From Leonardo Da Vinci dissecting human bodies to editing our own DNA - Maritime Navigation sets the course for Interstellar exploration - Hammurabi's legal code is relevant in algorithmic governanceModern revolutions in technology and the future of AI are a continuation of core needs of their human creators. Our desire for leverage shows up time and again in the history of civilization.Drawing insights from psychology, economics, and anthropology, we explore how change makers in history like Galileo, Newton, and Tesla didn't just discover big ideas. They transformed civilization itself. Their playbooks reveal timeless strategies for anyone seeking to understand how the world works.This isn't surface-level history. It's intellectual history told through narrative learning—connecting past invention stories to the future of technology, future of society, and patterns of history that will define the Anthropocene.Whether you're fascinated by the timeline of human history, founder stories, or the psychology of change, each episode delivers actionable mental models wrapped in engaging storytelling. Learn something new about human progress while discovering your own potential to change the world.For the intellectually curious seeking to understand innovation, drive progress, and glimpse the future of humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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