The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

What we do if most of civilization collapsed to survive as a species? What human knowledge is most important to preserve and use to rebuild society as quickly as possible?  Lewis Dartnell assesses the most important actions to take during an apocalypse to survive. He then cherry-picks the most important inventions to teach us how to rebuild everything we need from modern society to survive and thrive. - Why read? -This is a great book for the inner geek learning about the history of human invention and how humanities progression has shaped society and the things we take for granted. It is also useful if you want to prepare for you know, just-in-case.  - - - - WiserPod update - We are doing a random season on anything an everything that interests us rather than any specific topic area. We have a few things to get out our system. We are also trialing a new format for discussions to make the podcast more interesting and valuable to audiences. The goal is to provide new ideas you can't get elsewhere. As book summaries become easier to access we want to create something more unique and thought provoking. - - - Contact the hosts Wiser pod website Nico's projects Being a VC - Bitkraft.vcFuture of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube Sam's projects Youtube - World records and adventuresWriting - Explosive thinkingPodcast - Growth mindset podcast- - -Chapters00:00 - Introduction03:33 - What do you do if 50% of humanity is wiped out05:38 - How would your life change if you read this 20 years ago10:38 - What business would you start on the lessons of this book13:52 - Who is this an ideal gift for?17:25 - Suggestions for the book18:28 - Tangent on horses Don't Forget to leave a comment on this episode See podvine.com/privacy-policy for podcast listener privacy info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.