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How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (2021)
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (2021)
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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Do we have alcohol to thank for civilization? The answer, according to Edward Slingerland’s new book, “Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization,” is a resounding yes. Edward, who’s a professor at the University of British Columbia and self-proclaimed “philosophical hedonist,” says that far from being an evolutionary fluke, our taste for alcohol is an evolutionary advantage — one that we’ve relied on for millennia to help us lead more social, creative, and pleasurable lives.
(This episode first aired in July 2021.)
(This episode first aired in July 2021.)
Released:
Dec 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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