In this episode we discuss British Mathematician and Biologist Jacob Bronowski’s 1973 essay “The Long Childhood” from his 1973 documentary series “The Ascent of Man.”

This essay explores

-Why it is humans who ride horses and not the other way around

-Why all Utopias are destined to fail

-Why Traditional civilizations revered the adult and Modern Western civilization reveres the child

Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com

Guest: Shrikant Rangnekar 52 Living Ideas Youtube Channel and Meetup

Theme Music: Polyenso  listen here