"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it" - Alan Watts
This opening episode invites you on a journey, not just through time, but through perspective.
From fire-starting hominids to spacefaring technologists, we are going to trace the ripples of human imagination that turned tools into empires, and sparks into systems.
In this introduction episode:
- Set the tone for the podcast
- Explain what the show is and isn't
- Learn how we are going to navigate this journey
- Answer who the hell is this 'Sam Harris' (the host)
- Explain our 7 principles for exploring history and innovation
Change is rarely neat or obvious, but this podcast is here to help us understand it. You'll start to connect the dots that are all around you.
History isn't just a study of the past, it is also our present. As we live through unprecedented innovation, it's a perfect time to study the forces of tectonic shifts and how to guide them.
If you're curious, optimistic, and even a little lost. You're in the right place.
ABOUT
This show is an independent podcast on a mission.
It is written, recorded, re-recorded, rewritten and re-re-recorded entirely by Sam Webster Harris.
Designs were crafted by Francisca Correia.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction: The Dawn of Human Influence
02:22 A Journey Through Time
05:10 The Plan for the Podcast
07:08 What counts as an innovation
08:31 Release Schedule
09:40 Beyond a history podcast
10:54 Why this point in history
12:34 A map is not a blueprint
14:24 Why is Sam doing this?
17:19 Why should you listen?
18:29 Psychology and Innovation
19:01 Bias and Hindsight
19:37 Illusion of obviousness
20:32 Gratitude - Understanding - Curiosity
20:34 The Myth of Stability
21:42 7 Core Principles of the Show
21:51 1 - Interdisciplinary Thinking
22:34 2 - Systems Thinking
23:21 3 - Understanding of knowledge
25:01 4 - Context
26:06 5 - No current affairs and politics
27:14 6 - Side Quests
28:23 7 - Optimism
29:26 Mission and sign off
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