What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
Offered By: The Royal Institution via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Embark on an epic journey into humanity's rapidly receding past with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond in this captivating 91-minute lecture from The Royal Institution. Explore unique insights into human nature by examining tribal societies and their traditional ways of life. Discover how ancient practices and customs can provide valuable lessons for modern civilization. Delve into the themes presented in Diamond's book "The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?" as he opens a window to our collective history and challenges viewers to reconsider contemporary societal norms. Gain a deeper understanding of human development, cultural diversity, and the potential wisdom hidden in age-old traditions that may hold solutions to present-day challenges.
Syllabus
Jared Diamond - What can we learn from traditional societies?
Taught by
The Royal Institution
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