Sapiens

Discover the three great revolutions that defined human history and see how our unique gift for shared storytelling conquered the world. * **Master the three revolutions** shaping human history * **Decode the power** of shared storytelling and myths * **Connect ancient shifts** to modern daily life * **Spot human superpowers** behind our global rise

11 sections ยท 41 lessons

Course outline

Human Origins

  1. Sapiens Rise
  2. Megafauna Extinctions
  3. Species Extinction

Cognitive Revolution

  1. Language
  2. Cooperation
  3. Fictions
  4. Social Orders

Forager Life

  1. Forager Affluence
  2. Egalitarianism

Agricultural Revolution

  1. Farming Trap
  2. Health Cost
  3. Domestication

Social Hierarchies

  1. Hierarchies
  2. Self-Reinforcing
  3. Writing & Bureaucracy

Global Unification

  1. Money & Trust
  2. Money's Values
  3. Empires
  4. Imperial Legacy
  5. Universal Religions
  6. Religion

Scientific Revolution

  1. Admitting Ignorance
  2. Science & Power
  3. Science, Empire, Capitalism
  4. Colonial Science

Industrial Capitalism

  1. Perpetual Growth
  2. Industrial Transformation
  3. Ecological Cost

Ecological Consequences

  1. Prehistoric Extinctions
  2. Ecosystem Replacement
  3. Industrial Acceleration

Happiness and Progress

  1. Progress & Happiness
  2. Hedonic Treadmill
  3. Happiness Metrics

The Future

  1. Intelligent Design
  2. Enhancement Ethics
  3. Post-Human Future
  4. What to Want
  5. Technology & Meaning
  6. Animals to Gods
  7. Central Challenge

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