How Grains Domesticated Us, James C. Scott, SOAS, University of London

[@matukd]

The actual lecture starts at 6:55

[@KenDBerryMD]

Very interesting concepts and theory here. A paradigm-shifter for sure!

[@eldaytripper2]

Would have beeen good if the camera could pan to the slides.

[@regrob16]

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for uploading! I'm really new to this topic and found out about it from a podcast called Prof CJ Dangerous History Podcast. You have opened my eyes and I hope to use this information everyday in my life as I hope to gain more freedom everyday. Thanks again!!!

[@Suite_annamite]

You should totally check out his book "The Art of Not Being Governed" if you haven't already. Or just check out any one of the KZbin videos about it. He talks about how tribes around the world deliberately avoided civilization not because they were just dumb savages, but because they were fleeing from all of the bad things that being "civilized" brought about : taxes, conscription, war, disease, slavery, forced labour and resettlement, loss of local identities and forced assimilation into bigger cultures, etc.

[@andymullins84]

but if we avoided being civilized "The Art of Not Being Governed" You tube video would not be 1:34:30. It would be a cave art drawing, I'm sure by the same artist/teacher/scientist because artists are artists.

[@apersonlikeanyother6895]

Fascinating stuff. I was taught the whole cradle of civilisation myth. Hard to unlearn.

[@johns4775]

The tobacco plant, the marijuana plant, the poppy plant, the coca plant, and a few others have done an excellent job in domesticating people . Plants rule.