The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic·924K subscribers·2K videos
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race
Posted
November 19, 2024
Views
18,555
Likes
537
Comments
132
Engagement
3.61%
November 19, 2024
18,555
537
132
3.61%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
45:28Now PlayingWas leaving behind our nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles a mistake? If so, why did so many different groups of people make the switch to farming? The researcher Andrea Matranga spent more than a decade looking at the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era and found that humanity’s decision to settle down was driven by climactic shifts and the need to insure against famines.
Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzerwinning journalism, from cleareyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub () .
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ()
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
