How It Began: A History of the Modern World — the complete 20-episode series is available ad-free.

From the history of electricity and the internet to surgery, coffee, evolution, and the Enlightenment, historian Brad Harris (PhD, Stanford) traces the origins of the innovations that built the modern world.

Over 20 hours of cinematic, deeply researched audio with original music and sound design.

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In this episode, historian Brad Harris takes us back to collapse of the Roman Empire to reveal how the world's most popular and expressive language, English, emerged from the dimmest moment of the dark ages. Hear how English actually sounded a thousand years ago and discover how it evolved through the centuries by absorbing other languages.

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In this episode, historian Brad Harris brings us back in time over 35,000 years ago to reveal the very beginning of dog domestication. Learn how humanity gained the upper hand in an ancient competition with wolves to enable more friendly interaction and cooperation, and how the subsequent alliance between humans and dogs helped both species to thrive.

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In this episode, historian Brad Harris explores the origins of our modern methods of scientific discovery. From ancient Greeks who developed rational inquiry to Galileo and Newton who led the Scientific Revolution, the historical process of moving beyond belief to securing real knowledge about the world is revealed.

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