As we peer into the future, sometimes the best strategy is to look back into the past. The further and deeper we look, the more comprehensive our understanding of how technology and invention can shape the future.

Sam is launching a new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".

Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.

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This episode covers the premise of the show. How it will work, why you should listen, and some timeless lessons on psychology and innovation.

The world's greatest minds didn't just innovate by accident. They studied the great thinkers before them and built upon their work. If you want to achieve greatness or understand whats going on around us this podcast is your guide.

Chapters

00:00 Coronavirus effect - HTCW 001 - Promo

01:09 Introduction: The Dawn of Human Influence

03:31 A Journey Through Time: 10 years ago

03:52 A Century Back: The 1920s

04:19 A Millennium Ago: Medieval Times

04:40 10,000 Years Ago: The Agricultural Revolution

05:08 100,000 Years Ago: Early Human Innovation

05:21 A Million Years Ago: The First Pioneers

06:03 The Epic of Human Potential

06:20 The Plan for the Podcast

08:17 What counts as an innovation

09:40 Release Schedule

10:50 Beyond a history podcast

12:03 Why this point in history

13:43 A map is not a blueprint

15:34 Why am I doing this?

18:44 Why should you listen?

19:54 Psychology and Innovation

20:25 Bias and Hindsight

21:02 Illusion of obviousness

21:59 The Myth of Stability

23:07 Mission and sign off

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