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Recent Episodes

Anthropology shows us that while the definition of “alive” is culturally specific, one commonality many cultures appear to share is two concepts.

10 MIN

Mind and Matter

According to a modern world view, things exist which can be measured in terms of weight, length, volume, time, temperature, etc.. A spoon or a stone has all these qualities. We call such things “matter” and we have made “science” the proper study of them.

10 MIN

So what is 'modernity'? In this episode, we cover the basics. I divide the modern era into three periods: mercantile (or early modern); modern; and late-modern (or post-modern).

8 MIN

Nation and Nationalism

Many of us, whether from Macedonia or Malaysia, Mexico or Madagascar, identify strongly with our nation.

7 MIN

The Unconscious Mind

The ideas associated with Freud have impacted strongly on anthropology. The main point is that we have an unconscious mind.

11 MIN