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CIVILIZATION: Recalculating the Price of Progress

CIVILIZATION: Recalculating the Price of Progress

FromThe Next Big Idea


CIVILIZATION: Recalculating the Price of Progress

FromThe Next Big Idea

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jul 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Cutting-edge science, music and art, powerful technology, plentiful food. It’s no wonder we sing the praises of civilization. But do we really have it so good? Christopher Ryan says it’s time for a rethink. He tells Rufus that people in non-civilized societies tend to be healthier, happier, and more fulfilled. What can we learn from the life we left behind?
Released:
Jul 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join our host, Rufus Griscom — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Thursday.