Author and Northwestern University history professor Daniel Immerwahr stops by to tell us about why our tech overlords in Silicon Valley are suddenly interested in all things paleo, and about why studying deep time is important.

Here is a link to the article in the New Republic that we discuss: https://newrepublic.com/article/161593/prehistoric-myth-work-james-suzman

Also buy Daniel's very good book, How To Hide An Empire: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374172145

Outro music by Michael Howard: https://soundcloud.com/baronvonsuckit

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