Chapter
The Unbelievable Life Experience of Our Ancestors
07:23 - 11:50 (04:26)
The speaker reflects on how the life experiences of our primate ancestors would have been vastly different from our own, and how their daily routines and physical sensations were things we take for granted.
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The speaker reflects on the sense of awe and wonder that not knowing what's going on can bring and how the people of the far past lived with different fears, dangers, and responsibilities without knowing anything.
07:23 - 09:13 (01:50)
Summary
The speaker reflects on the sense of awe and wonder that not knowing what's going on can bring and how the people of the far past lived with different fears, dangers, and responsibilities without knowing anything.
ChapterThe Unbelievable Life Experience of Our Ancestors
Episode#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the rarity of hot showers throughout history and how it is an unbelievable life experience that many people lived and died without ever experiencing.
09:13 - 10:18 (01:05)
Summary
The speaker discusses the rarity of hot showers throughout history and how it is an unbelievable life experience that many people lived and died without ever experiencing.
ChapterThe Unbelievable Life Experience of Our Ancestors
Episode#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the historical impact of plagues such as the bubonic plague or "black death" and how people in the past attributed them to acts of God.
10:18 - 11:50 (01:31)
Summary
The speaker discusses the historical impact of plagues such as the bubonic plague or "black death" and how people in the past attributed them to acts of God. He mentions the lack of knowledge and treatment which led to even more suffering from these diseases.