The Paleolithic and Neolithic for Kids
In three short episodes, Dr. Josh Stout lays a foundation and shows artifacts revealing fascinating details about our stone-age relatives.
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A Trippy Trip to the Beginning of the Universe With ChatGPT
When you build a new universe with AI, and part of it is definitely a hallucination, how can you tell what is real? What if in the “allegory of the cave”, the outside world was a construct?
Kings and Queens of a Lost Civilization?
Dr. Josh Stout discusses the importance and responsibility of making a new discovery. He shows evidence of strange connections between objects from a mysterious civilization and objects in the world's greatest museums.
What is the Fishy Context of Anzu the Lion-Headed Eagle?
Through the story of the nature, the magic and the protective power of these 4000 year old Anzu amulets, Dr. Josh Stout argues that this type of 'desk archaeology' can uncover real and important context, generate new discoveries, and can challenge and inform previously held assumptions.
Gods and Offering Bowls: Context From a Satellite Community of Sumer
Dr. Josh Stout makes the argument that this group of artifacts shown together present a body of work influenced by Sumer, Egypt and Mesopotamia, but still distinct from them.
The Anzu Bird, Lugalbanda and the Tablets of Destiny
Today Dr. Josh Stout shows his current favorite piece, discusses why context is of the utmost importance, and tells stories of Anzu that predate the Tree Of Knowledge and the Garden of Eden.
Babylon, Weights and Measures, and the Origins of Civilization
Dr. Josh Stout discusses how this simple duck weight artifact can directly connect us to cultures from millennia in the past - and can support his theory of the discovery of a previously unrecognized culture.
Have I Discovered a New Ancient Civilization? MindBodyEvolution on video Episode 1
In the first video episode of MindBodyEvolution Dr. Josh Stout presents his possible discovery of a new culture, shows artifacts supporting his theories, and discusses what is fake, what is real, and the audacity to say you know the difference.
Dire Wolves and Beautiful Hubris
When I awoke, the dire wolf / 600 pounds of sin / Was grinning at my window / All I said was, "Come on in" - R. Hunter, J. Garcia
Treating ADHD With Diet and Lifestyle
Calming ADHD with dopamine gardening of the microbiome.
Brain Size Determines Psychology
How our psychological evolution is necessitated by our physiological evolution; Big Brains = Big Emotions
Stories from the Underground Railroad
Through family stories and historical records, Dr. Josh Stout discusses how abolitionists orchestrated the daring rescue of Jane Johnson and others, as confrontations between state and federal authorities eerily mirror today's developing constitutional battles.
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ADHD As a Superpower
Low dopamine causes ADHD which is a disability but also a super power. Constantly seeking new stimulation can drive research and innovation, but what happens when a whole society is addicted to dopamine stimulation and we have no attention left to give?
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A New Dopamine Model Explaining ADHD
Dopamine mediated desire and reward explains why when dopamine is reduced we increasingly show ADHD symptoms. We combine low motivation with frantic reward seeking due to low dopamine.
Sumer and the Birth of Religion
The Sumerians were ancient when the pyramids were built. Their religion and culture shaped ours, yet they were forgotten for 3,000 years.
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True Crime, Archaeology and Art
I think right now there is a hill in either Syria or Iraq that has bulldozers digging into a lost civilization from the period of Sumer. So from, you know, the very earliest civilizations on Earth, they are destroying their own heritage right now - and selling it to me.
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Syria and the Cycle of History
Ibn Khaldun wrote in the 14th century and spoke about the spiral nature of history. He saw the Mongol invasion do the exact same thing the contemporary rebels just did - move through the same cities in the same order because that's the only way to get to Damascus. And it happened very quickly.
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Balancing Selection and Our 50/50 Nation
How Balancing Selection keeps our two party system in unstable equilibrium to the benefit of the ultra wealthy 1 percent.
Mind Body Evolution Podcast
Memes and Anti Memes
In this episode Dr. Josh Stout discusses theories on why we are experiencing a decline in concentration and memory, and why daily life feels so disconnected from reality. Truth vs “truth” is destroying our minds.
My Art
A Walk Through Manufacturers Village Artists Open Studios 2024
Featuring original works of art by Wendy Bellermann and Dr. Josh Stout
Mind Body Evolution Podcast
Neurobiology and Narcissism
Did that person intend to bump into me? Or were they just daydreaming? Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses the difference between narcissistic and non neurotypical behavior, and how media, society and our very culture misses the point.
Mind Body Evolution Podcast
AI In The Classroom Revisited
Students might not be doomed by AI. I see them becoming “prompt engineers”, structuring their writing with detailed instructions for the AI. Students are now using a multi-step writing process that produces well thought through essays even when fluency is difficult.
Mind Body Evolution Podcast
Out of Africa or From Africa
How climate change, genetic bottlenecks, and migration work together to make the Nile the tree of life for our African species.
Throwing Makes Us Human
The Hand Axe was humanity's technology for more than two million years. Today Dr. Josh Stout discusses what these objects were, and why they were so important to our survival and evolution.