mindbodyevolution

Memes and Anti Memes

In this episode Dr. Josh Stout discusses theories on why we are experiencing a decline in concentration and memory,  and why daily life feels so disconnected from reality. Truth vs “truth” is destroying our minds.

Balancing Selection and Our 50/50 Nation

How Balancing Selection keeps our two party system in unstable equilibrium to the benefit of the ultra wealthy 1 percent.

Syria and the Cycle of History

Ibn Khaldun wrote in the 14th century and spoke about the spiral nature of history. He saw the Mongol invasion do the exact same thing the contemporary rebels just did - move through the same cities in the same order because that's the only way to get to Damascus. And it happened very quickly.

True Crime, Archaeology, and Art

There is a hill around the Tigris or Euphrates that has bulldozers digging into a lost civilization from the period of Sumer. From the very earliest civilizations on Earth, they are destroying their own heritage right now and selling it to me. 

Sumer and the Birth of Religion

The Sumerians were ancient when the pyramids were built. Their religion and culture shaped ours, yet they were forgotten for 3,000 years.