{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8/69d76eda2a193257ad311325?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"[~39,000BC] Music - The Surprising History of Rhythm (that secretly created civilization)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8/1775727594459-fe6f673e-bfb6-4c5d-968f-253dab971fae.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Did civilization start with a beat?</p><p><br></p><p>You might think music is a perfectly lovely but non-essential tool for survival and world domination. However, music might well be most misunderstood superpower of humanity. This episode explores one of the most impactful and overlooked inventions of history and how it shaped our species into the dominating power it is today.</p><p><br></p><p>Long before we were writing sonnets or splitting atoms, we were humming. The origins of rhythm gave our ancestors a staggering advantage. By singing and dancing, early humans flooded their brains with bonding chemicals, transforming isolated apes into cooperative powerhouses. They used melodies as ancient memory drives, encoding massive geographical maps and survival guides into memorable tunes.</p><p><br></p><p>Human civilization wasn't forged purely in grim struggle, but through the joyous, rhythmic act of making sound together:</p><ul><li>Discover why the history of music is actually the history of human survival.</li><li>Learn how rhythm hacks your brain's memory systems to store crucial information.</li><li>Understand the psychological reason singing together builds unbreakable trust.</li></ul><p>Hit play to discover how a simple beat built the modern world.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Become a Member</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://igmlpi.short.gy/Patreon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPod</a></p><ul><li>Access to behind the scenes episodes</li><li>Ask Sam anything</li><li>Support the show</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>ABOUT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>How to Change the World is an independent podcast on a mission to document the entire history of innovation. One world-changing event at a time. In the process we are building out frameworks and mental models to think more coherently about global change.</p><p><br></p><p>Written, edited, recorded, and produced by Sam Webster Harris.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🤓 Website:</strong> <a href=\"https://igmlpi.short.gy/change-world\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ChangeTheWorldPod.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>🤗 <strong>Join the Patreon: </strong><a href=\"https://igmlpi.short.gy/Patreon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon.com/ChangeTheWorldPod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Help from:</p><p>👩‍🎨 Design - Francisca Correia (<a href=\"https://igmlpi.short.gy/FranciscaLI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available to hire</a>)</p><p>🧙‍♂️ Mentorship - Jeremy Enns (<a href=\"https://igmlpi.short.gy/Jeremy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available to hire</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt17kk95h\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Million Years of Music</a><em> - Gary Tomlinson</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Origins-Music-Bradford-Book/dp/0262731436#:~:text=and%20related%20issues.-,The%20book%20can%20be%20viewed%20as%20representing%20the%20birth%20of,structure%20of%20acoustic%2Dcommunication%20signals%2C\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Origins of Music</a><em> - Steven Brown</em></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/8uHh1x6gJ68?si=0X6_bpP6D4p4JpcF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andre 3000 on Tetragrammaton</a> <em>- Ruck Rubin</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00 Unexplainable events</p><p>04:56 Is Music Just Cheesecake?</p><p>07:41 Music Is Everywhere</p><p>09:56 ACT 1- COMMUNICATION</p><p>09:57 Musical Babies</p><p>12:24 Motherese</p><p>13:59 Music Before Language</p><p>14:56 Rhythm and Rock Music</p><p>16:29 Chants, Bonding, Dopamine</p><p>20:49 Dance, Ritual and Combat</p><p>23:07 Neural Combat Training</p><p>25:29 Evolution of Storytelling</p><p>29:14 ACT 2 - EDUCATION</p><p>29:15 Thoughts Surviving</p><p>33:02 Songlines</p><p>36:46 Music as Memory Hack</p><p>37:36 Emotions Drive Decisions</p><p>38:41 Anthems and Shared Feeling</p><p>40:07 When Songs Change Meaning</p><p>41:42 Music takes you on a Journey</p><p>45:59 Music is uncontrollable</p><p>47:51 Songs Write the Laws</p><p>51:40 ACT 3 - FIRST INSTRUMENT</p><p>51:45 First Flutes and Melody</p><p>54:32 Flutes Today</p><p>57:07 ACT 4 - CONCLUSION</p><p>57:08 The path of music to today</p><p>01:03:36 AI and Music’s Future</p><p>01:08:33 Ranking Music on the Richter Scale</p><p>01:09:28 Wrap up</p>","author_name":"How To Change The World | Sam Webster Harris"}