It’s the first ever episode of The Gifted Kid Complex! In this episode hosted by Cher, we introduce and talk about the meta of the show, about beginnings and myths, then have a bit of a silly laugh at the end talking about an iconic figure of Early Modern Philosophy with whom UCL is scarily, and frankly, concerningly obsessed.

Cher’s word of the day: Prolegomenon, /prəʊlɛˈɡɒmɪnən/

Noun: a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue. Definition from Oxford Languages.

Sources for this episode:

Judeo-Christian Genesis Creation Narrative:

https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0101.htm​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_creation_narrative

Aztec Five Suns:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1062864https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Suns

Chinese Pangu Creation Myth:

https://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/1-2-3-the-legend-of-pangu/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangu

Jeremy Bentham:

https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/transcribe-bentham/jeremy-bentham/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bentham-project/about-jeremy-bentham/auto-icon

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7863973

We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of The Gifted Kid Complex! This episode is hosted by the creator of the show, Cher C. (UCL Philosophy BA) and presented with Teia C. (Oxford History BA), who hosts every other episode.

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CREATOR/DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: Cher C.

CO-HOSTS, PRIMARY WRITER/RESEARCHERS: Cher C. and Teia C.

PRIMARY EDITOR: Cher C., SECONDARY EDITOR: Teia C.

AUDIO ENGINEER: Teia C.

ASSISTANT WRITER/RESEARCHERS, TRANSCRIBERS: Alex E., Delaney L., Isaiah H., Jenny S., Lucas H.