Chapter
Radical Shifts in Society
13:38 - 18:31 (04:53)
The decrease in monsoon rainfall due to solar flares caused a series of droughts over 50 years in Egypt, studying this period helps in understanding the shift in societies due to climate change, disease or war.
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The radical shifts in society due to climate change, disease, and war can lead to new beginnings and better things evolving as seen in the case of the end of the pyramid age in Egypt over 4,200 years ago, which was caused by a series of droughts over 50 years due to the decrease in monsoon rainfall from solar flares.
13:38 - 16:33 (02:54)
Summary
The radical shifts in society due to climate change, disease, and war can lead to new beginnings and better things evolving as seen in the case of the end of the pyramid age in Egypt over 4,200 years ago, which was caused by a series of droughts over 50 years due to the decrease in monsoon rainfall from solar flares.
ChapterRadical Shifts in Society
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PodcastA Bit of Optimism
The destructive impact of capitalism in our planet needs a radical solution that requires rethinking capitalism as a whole.
16:33 - 18:31 (01:58)
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The destructive impact of capitalism in our planet needs a radical solution that requires rethinking capitalism as a whole. In the meantime, we are facing destructive periods before new and beautiful things arise in our sociopolitical and scientific spheres.