Posted in History, Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science, Science, Indigenous, Learning, Biology, Study, Survival Stories, Exploration, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Travel, World History, Paleolithic, Ice Age, Fear, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Ancestors, Ice Age Predators, Evolution, Archaeology, Digs, Archaeological Digs, Excavation, Grave on May 13th, 2020
This week we travel back in time 430,000 years to find some of the first examples of compassion in the fossil record. This time we fuse psychology and science with history as we discuss why compassion exists, its potential health benefits, the consequences of stress, fight or flight, and what that all has to do with human happiness. This one packs a scientific punch as we turn up the nerd level to 11.
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Posted in History, Funerals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, War, Education, Learning, Biography, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Poet, Poetry, Author, Writing, Halloween, Spooky, Religion, World History, Artist, Art, Scary, Writer, Piano, Composer, Abelard and Heloise, France, French History, Paris, Catacombs, Cemetery, Tomb, Graveyard, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Military History, Paris Catacombs, Grave, Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Oscar Wilde, Moliere, Jim Morrison, Poland, Ireland on Oct 30th, 2019
Join me on a tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery and explore the tombs of some of histories most incredible icons including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Abelard and Heloise, and Chopin. We examine the cemetery's history, make a side tour to the catacombs beneath Paris, and explore the dark moments in history that have occurred in Père Lachaise since its establishment by Napoleon. Let's go to Paris!
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