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10. Jacob Bronowski on The Ascent of Mankind

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In this episode we discuss British Mathematician and Biologist Jacob Bronowski’s 1973 essay “The Long Childhood” from his 1973 documentary series “The Ascent of Man.” This essay explores -Why it is humans who ride horses and not the other way around -Why all Utopias are destined to fail -Why Traditional civilizations revered the adult and Modern Western civilization reveres the child Host: Zach Stehura zachstehura.com Guest: Shrikant Rangnekar 52 Living Ideas Youtube Channel and Meetup Theme Music: Polyenso listen here

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