Polymath

Exploring the nature and roots of morality using evolutionary psychology, anthropology, and a little bit of neuroscience. Enjoy!

My favourite episode yet, tune in for an episode on what causes countries to develop, why makes them stagnate, why the West rules (or at least ruled) the world, and why the Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain.

Here we look at politics, economics, history, and of course development studies. Enjoy!

Tune in for an extremely useful and practical episode analysing the macroeconomics, political economics, and societal development of the world of Harry Potter.

The world of Harry Potter as viewed through a non-12 year old lens, shockingly, does not make much sense. Enjoy!

How is it that humanity went from small, mostly egalitarian bands of hunter-gatherers foraging from the land to vast centralised empires?

What caused the development of rigid and oppressive hierarchies, bureaucracies, armies, god-kings, and irrigated agriculture? Was it all inevitable?

In today's episode, we explore the most momentous transformation of human society ever to have existed. Tune in for some anthropology, history, and political economics.

Unfortunately, the recording of this episode ran into some technical issues, and only 8 minutes are present here. One day, I'll record it again but even better! Until then, enjoy those glorious 480 seconds.

The very first episode of Polymath, broadcasted live on Burst radio at 17/02/24!

Human bodies tend to build fat, and it's difficult for them to burn it off again or build muscle. But why?

In this episode, we use evolutionary biology and anthropology to explore this. Along the way, we touch on some nutritional advice, psychology, and sportscience.