Heard enough lame insights about caveman psychology? Jared Diamond goes hard into what life was really like, how we thought and how it compares to today.

A masterclass of a book when it comes to truly understanding our history and humanity and packed full of insights.

Sam digests the book from a lens of innovation and what the reality of our life meant for taking risks and trying new ideas and making them happen.

We cover various tribe studies across the world and the episode is brimming with stories and statistics that will make you think and a little bit Wiser than Yesterday.

Part two is available on the How to Change the World: History and Future of Innovation podcast:

• Spotify
• Apple

Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth 🙃

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About Wiser Pod 📚

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Sam Webster Harris

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🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World

Nicolas Vereecke

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🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc

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Chapters

00:00 Intro to The World Until Yesterday

02:12 The Hand Axe Conundrum

04:05 Episode Goals

05:21 1 - SURVIVAL LOCK

06:00 Energy requirements

08:09 Time Scarcity

10:38 Risk and Psychological Safety

12:56 2 - CULTURE LOCK

14:17 Culture in New Guinea

15:16 Results of trying ideas

17:01 The Grandmother Hypothesis

17:57 Widowhood statistics

19:21 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing

21:03 Catalhayuk - 1000 years of stasis

22:12 3 - KNOWLEDGE LOCK

24:18 Losing knowledge

25:41 Maths

26:28 Communication and Language

27:29 Ice Age Picasso Paradox

29:30 Wrap up - Book review and teasers

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