Overview
GPS, space travel, industrial fertilizer production: they all arose under military pressure. Wars accelerate decisions, pool resources, and drive innovation. But they also destroy knowledge, societies, and lives. Is it possible, then, to achieve progress without extreme violence?
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2 - 1...The principle of "an eye for an eye" used to apply? January 07, 2026 -
2 - 2...Raw materials really make countries richer? January 14, 2026 -
2 - 3...Witch hunts began as early as the Middle Ages? January 21, 2026 -
2 - 4...Only silk was transported on the Silk Road? February 18, 2026 -
2 - 5...The Past Was Less Violent? February 25, 2026 -
2 - 6...There was less paperwork in the past? March 04, 2026 -
2 - 7...Slavery was abolished for moral reasons? March 11, 2026 -
2 - 8...Global trade does make us richer? March 18, 2026 -
2 - 9...The dog has always been man's best friend? March 25, 2026 -
2 - 10...that humans have always experienced intoxication? April 01, 2026 -
2 - 11...that Columbus was the first to cross an ocean? April 08, 2026 -
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2 - 13...that all African countries were European colonies? April 22, 2026 -
2 - 14...that there is no progress without war? April 29, 2026 -
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2 - 16...that tourism was invented thanks to the railway? May 13, 2026 -
2 - 17Episode 17 May 20, 2026