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Humans versus Nature tells a history of the global environment from the Stone Age to the present, emphasizing the adversarial relationship between the human and natural worlds. Nature is cast as an active protagonist rather than a mere backdrop or victim of human malfeasance. Daniel R. Headrick shows how environmental changes - epidemics, climate shocks, and volcanic eruptions - have molded human societies and cultures, sometimes overwhelming them.

In this intriguing essay, Lord Acton responds to the exchange of letters between Sir Robert Peel and Lord Macaulay, aiming to challenge the widely held belief that human sacrifice was solely the practice of barbaric and uncivilized societies. Acton argues that in some instances, such rituals may stem from sophisticated theological developments. At the urging of Lord Stanhope, Acton‚s thought-provoking piece was published in the Home and Foreign Review in 1863. Summary by Jeff Allen.

Americans deserve more human rights: When we educate, legislate, and create new mindsets, we can inspire and empower our country and the world.

Human Nature Odyssey: a podcast about humanity, civilization, and the fate of the world. You are living the latest chapter in a 10,000 year story. Join storyteller Alex Leff on a search for better ways to understand and more clearly experience the incredible, terrifying, and ridiculous world we live in. The first stop on our quest through a landscape of ideas and stories is the 1992 novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn about a telepathic gorilla with great hope for humanity.

Welcome to Rotten Human Archive — a documentary series at the intersection of forensics, archaeology, radiology, and human error.Here, every case file is real.Every fracture pattern, every custody failure, every imaging anomaly is drawn from an actual archival record.These are not murder-mystery fantasies.These are the parts of human history we weren’t meant to keep — and the pieces the world tried to throw away.In each episode we reconstruct a case with clinical precision:• natural mummification in caves• broken chains-of-custody• bone trauma and fetal metrics• imaging ...

Understanding our human condition through different perspectives is only one factor of the podcast. We also examine both the past and present through compare and contrast, and produce a theory that could lead to a solution, but we never provide that solution or conclusion, but allow you to drew your own conclusion.

Join your hosts, Halli, Cayla and Nathan as they delve into the always surprising, often creepy, frequently hilarious world of the weirdest things in the human experience. Was Shakespeare a woman? Did you know that there was a secret room in Mount Rushmore? What actually happened to Brittany Murphy? (it's really not as straight forward as you would think) Covering a wide array of topics from conspiracy theories, urban legends, weird science and unsolved mysteries. Grab your tinfoil hat, your favorite drink and get ready to experience the Human Exceptionhttps://www.thehumanexception.com/

If you waited by the TV for new episodes of “Are You Afraid of the Dark” each weekend or wasted study hall reading the weird parts of the encyclopedia, this one’s for you SPECIFICALLY. “Human F*ckery” pits a doctor of psychology and an investigative journalist against one another in a battle of wits, research, and creative storytelling. Each episode the curious pair get assigned a topic. Then, they go spelunking through history’s colon in an effort to find the most jaw-dropping, unbelievable, and utterly bonkers examples of that topic buried in the dark history deposited by our ...

The show for all things related to your mind, health and happiness! The aim of this podcast is to bring you the same concepts that have seen those working with Adam over the years achieve fulfilment and happiness in all areas of life. Why do you struggle in some areas in life yet thrive in others?  How much does our mental state affect our health? Perceptions - the key to happiness? Learn to love yourself and exude that energy that lights up a room bringing you success at work in relationships! Through his two obsessions in life, firstly fitness and more recently psychology and mental health,...

A weekly podcast where American History, music, pop culture, and expert interviews confront a controversial question: What if Every American is Racist? Learn the true character and nature of racism. Learn how to mitigate and control its effect on your health, your relationships, and how it may be impeding your efforts at being your best self. The Human Story of America provides a unique, entertaining, outcomes-based discussion on race and society.

Discussions about Classical and Liberal Arts education in Primary and Secondary schools in Australia. What is it, how it might be achieved, and most importantly, why it matters.

Inspired by Socrates's famous dictum that "the unexamined life is not worth living," More Human features conversations with scholars and students in the humanities. Each episode explores how engaging with literature, philosophy, history and art enables us to live deeper, fuller, more authentically human lives. As the official podcast of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Humanities Center at Cuyahoga Community College, we have a particular, but not exclusive, interest in the activities of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Scholars Academy and other work being done in northeast Ohio.

Real People. Real Stories. Real Life.

History, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology. The podcast that attempts to resurrect sense and meaning from the dust of a billion factoids.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.

Slave/Servant/Human explores human experiences of slavery in the East Coast of Canada.

This podcast explores how people of the past thought about the origins of language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Krishna reads The Ideal of Human Unity, one of the important texts written by the great Indian philosopher, Sri Aurobindo. This podcast is part of a celebration of his 150th birth anniversary and is organised by the Auro Artworld (https://auroartworld.org/) . We are driven by a passion for the arts and a deep sense of service and responsibility to the artists, to the receivers of the arts, and to the Dream and values of Auroville itself. Transparency and openness to change remain core to our ethos and the services we offer to the community. The arts will exist — Sri Aurobindo wrote in The ...

Hosts Van Le and Alyssa Fyfe break down the complex historical and psychological origins of the modern world’s norms and behaviors. New episodes every time we make ’em! For the socials, submissions, and more, visit our official Linktree: https://linktr.ee/unpackingthepod

The true history of a America at this point in history nearing 2023 - is completely topsy-turvy! Where as just 11 years ago when we found out that the world wasn't ending, the world started to embrace progress and commerce continued to flow. Now it seems almost every week since 2020 began that life is not what it seemed and even more so that things that once believed to be true - were not only lies, but coverups for bigger secrets. In many circles people say the veil is being lifted; in others they say it's the age of Aquarius and that the age of illusion and blind following is gone. Here in ...

As much as we all love to binge a juicy drama, epic fantasy, or chilling murder mystery - oftentimes the most fascinating, terrifying, and uplifting stories are, in fact, the true ones! As the internet’s favorite storyteller, Andy Jiang has uncovered some of the world’s most incredible tales through captivating depictions and investigative research. But for every thread pulled and curiosity brought into the light, there remains infinitely more left to discover… until now. Each week on Hidden Stories, join Andy as he introduces you to new tales and revisits his most viral posts through ...