Deep Dive: 1 Million-Year-Old Human Skull Found
Exploring recent papers on the 1 million year old skull found in China
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Deep Dive: How Old Is Human Intelligence?
Exploring some recent papers that radically change our understanding of human intelligence
#10 Rome's Money Killed 7,000 of Its Own Soldiers
In 271 seven thousand Roman soldiers died storming a hill inside their own capital.
#9 This Has Never Happened Before
In 398 BC a conspirator stood in the Spartan marketplace and counted. They didn't know it yet, but number he reached had already killed his city.
#8 The Eraser and the Key
In July 1562 a friar burned the written memory of a civilization. His own notes brought it back.
#7 The World That Ended in One Generation
How the whole eastern Mediterranean fell in a single lifetime.
#6 The Civilization That Fell Out of the Story
The Indus Valley passes every test we have and yet answers none of our questions.
#5 The Most Dangerous Form of Ignorance
The most dangerous assumptions are the ones that never feel like assumptions.
#4 What If Civilization Doesn't Look Like Civilization?
The problem may be the categories, not the evidence.
#3 The Greatest Achievement in Human History May Be Lost Forever
The past preserves what survived instead of what mattered most.
#2 Why Every Civilization Thinks It's the Exception
The same blind spot appears in every civilization, including our own.
#1 The Question Behind Everything
Why do civilizations collapse? How much of human history is missing? How much of modern civilization do we misunderstand? What are we wrong about right now?