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- Apr 14, 20262 min
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How It Began: A History of the Modern World — the complete 20-episode series is available ad-free. From the history of electricity and the internet to surgery, coffee, evolution, and the Enlightenment, historian Brad Harris (PhD, Stanford) traces the origins of the innovations that built the modern world. Over 20 hours of cinematic, deeply researched audio with original music and sound design. Get the complete series at bradcoleharris.gumroad.com/l/howitbegan
- Jul 20, 201740 min
The English Language: From a Dark Ages Dialect to Global Domination
In this episode, historian Brad Harris takes us back to collapse of the Roman Empire to reveal how the world's most popular and expressive language, English, emerged from the dimmest moment of the dark ages. Hear how English actually sounded a thousand years ago and discover how it evolved through the centuries by absorbing other languages. This is one of three free preview episodes. To hear all 20 episodes of How It Began ad-free, visit bradcoleharris.gumroad.com/l/howitbegan
- Apr 13, 201725 min
Wolves to Dogs: The Origins of Our Alliance
In this episode, historian Brad Harris brings us back in time over 35,000 years ago to reveal the very beginning of dog domestication. Learn how humanity gained the upper hand in an ancient competition with wolves to enable more friendly interaction and cooperation, and how the subsequent alliance between humans and dogs helped both species to thrive. This is one of three free preview episodes. To hear all 20 episodes of How It Began ad-free, visit bradcoleharris.gumroad.com/l/howitbegan
- Mar 30, 201727 min
Modern Science: From Belief to Knowledge
In this episode, historian Brad Harris explores the origins of our modern methods of scientific discovery. From ancient Greeks who developed rational inquiry to Galileo and Newton who led the Scientific Revolution, the historical process of moving beyond belief to securing real knowledge about the world is revealed. This is one of three free preview episodes. To hear all 20 episodes of How It Began ad-free, visit bradcoleharris.gumroad.com/l/howitbegan
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About How It Began: A History of the Modern World
A thrilling podcast about the History of the Modern World. Humanity has been hard at work for centuries to empower itself with better tools and insights, from science and surgery to electricity and the Internet, and this series celebrates the history of those triumphs. Compared to our ancestors, we live like superheroes and sorcerers, endowed with powers they could never have imagined. But how did we achieve all this? Historian Brad Harris tackles that question head on, revealing how the most important scientific, technological, and cultural advancements in history began, and inspiring us to keep reaching for new historical triumphs along the way.
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