Building on our ancient past, this series explores the powerful, unifying fictions and transformative revolutions that created our modern reality. We'll uncover the origins of money, the explosive impact of the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, the relentless logic of capitalism, and the steady march towards a single, interconnected global culture. This is the story of the systems and ideas that define the world we live in today.
Episodes in This Part:
- Episode 6: Money and Trust – The Ultimate Shared Fiction [00:00]
- Episode 7: The Scientific Revolution – Admitting Ignorance, Gaining Power [06:10]
- Episode 8: The Capitalist Creed – Investing in the Future [12:23]
- Episode 9: The Industrial Revolution – Energy, Time, and the Global Village [19:17]
- Episode 10: The Unification of Humankind – Towards a Global Culture [25:47]
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