Was Agriculture Humanity's Worst Mistake?

2011-11-21 00:00:00

Topics discussed in this week's episode of Geoprge Dvorsky's Sentient Development podcast include the benefits of creatine, Jared Diamond's 1987 article on how agriculture was the "worst mistake in the history of the human race", the current state of lab grown meats, computational pathology, a review of the documentary "How to Live Forever", and a word (or two) on the pernicious de-radicalization of the radical future.

Tracks used in this episode:

Oneohtrix Point Never: "Replica"
The Advisory Circle: "Now Ends the Beginning"
Russian Circles: "309"
Hooray For Earth: "Pulling Back"


Topics discussed in this week's episode of Geoprge Dvorsky's Sentient Development podcast include the benefits of creatine, Jared Diamond's 1987 article on how agriculture was the "worst mistake in the history of the human race", the current state of lab grown meats, computational pathology, a review of the documentary "How to Live Forever", and a word (or two) on the pernicious de-radicalization of the radical future.

Tracks used in this episode:

Oneohtrix Point Never: "Replica"
The Advisory Circle: "Now Ends the Beginning"
Russian Circles: "309"
Hooray For Earth: "Pulling Back"


http://www.archive.org/download/SentientDevelopmentsPodcast2011.11.20/20111120_SD_Podcast.mp3