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Cultural Evolution
Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.
John Templeton Foundation
One particular revolution was so important, that at least one historian thinks the 20th century officially began in 1914 and ended in 1991.
After it became clear that the world wasn't 6,000 years old, some proposed that northern peoples had emerged independently from others.
We are generally taught that there is an arc of history — an inevitable path of progress that leads to modern society. Maybe it isn't true.
Many key inventions were unique: one-offs.
Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.
One player’s pawn is another’s farmer. And at one time, the queen was a rather powerless virgin.
In her 2020 book, "The Alchemy of Us," Ainissa Ramirez explores how important material inventions shaped the course of human experience.
For such a near-universal concept, the definition of "heroism" is difficult to pin down.
Hit shows are like societal mirrors, capable of reflecting the cultural zeitgeist whose likeness they try to record.
This map of Hutterite colonies in North America says something about religion and evolution — and more precisely, speciation.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
Looking with lasers, researchers discovered that many Olmec and Mayan ruins seem to have been constructed from the same blueprint.
Welcome Seth Shostak, senior scientist at SETI, onto the show! Is there intelligent life out there in the Universe beyond planet Earth? If so, are they technologically advances, can they hear […]