Introduction to How to Change the World - Dissecting the History & Future of Innovation

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it" - Alan WattsThis opening episode invites you on a journey, not just through time, but through perspective.From fire-starting hominids to spacefaring technologists, we are going to trace the ripples of human imagination that turned tools into empires, and sparks into systems.In this introduction episode:Set the tone for the podcastExplain what the show is and isn'tLearn how we are going to navigate this journeyAnswer who the hell is this 'Sam Harris' (the host)Explain our 7 principles for exploring history and innovationChange is rarely neat or obvious, but this podcast is here to help us understand it. You'll start to connect the dots that are all around you.History isn't just a study of the past, it is also our present. As we live through unprecedented innovation, it's a perfect time to study the forces of tectonic shifts and how to guide them.If you're curious, optimistic, and even a little lost. You're in the right place.ABOUTThis show is an independent podcast on a mission to document the most important inventions in history in chronological order. We hope you join us for the ride to learn how the world changes.It is written, recorded, re-recorded, rewritten and re-re-recorded entirely by Sam Webster Harris.(He also makes the music.)Find out more or contact the show - ChangeTheWorldPod.comDesigns were crafted by Francisca Correia (Available to hire)Podcast strategy from Jeremy Enns (Available to hire)CHAPTERS:00:00 Introduction: The Dawn of Human Influence02:21 A Journey Through Time05:14 The Plan for the Podcast07:11 What counts as an innovation08:08 Release Schedule09:08 Beyond a history podcast10:03 A map is not a blueprint11:35 Why am i doing this?14:27 Why should you listen?15:36 The Myth of Stability16:31 7 Core Principles of the Show16:40 #1 - Interdisciplinary Thinking17:23 #2 - Systems Thinking18:02 #3 - Understanding of knowledge18:45 #4 - Context19:50 #5 - No current affairs and politics20:48 #6 - Side Quests21:56 #7 - Optimism22:59 Mission and sign off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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If you want to change the world, you need to dissect the past to build a blueprint for tomorrow.Follow the epic journey through the history of invention, science and technology - told in chronological order.---Long before the rise of Empires,before the invention of the written wordand before humans ever tamed fire.Curiosity was shaping the fate of our species.This podcast breaks down the messy, complicated, often accidental ways humanity pushes forward—and shows you exactly how you can do the same.This isn’t surface-level history.Starting at the dawn of civilisation, we trace the thread of human innovation in the order it happened. Covering the stories of the world's greatest inventors and most powerful ideas.Each episode is a masterclass - with all the nerdy details and side-quests that matter across science, economics, psychology and more:From Maritime navigation to Interstellar explorationHammurabi’s legal code to Algorithmic governanceDa Vinci’s human dissection to Genome editingStudying the patterns of history and invention shows how every world-changing idea is but a conversation between what has been and what could be.Journey with us as we untangle the playbooks of the disruptors who change things here on earth and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.