Self-Helpless The Lost Secrets of Civilization: Ancient Innovation and Forgotten Wisdom with Jack R. Bialik
Delanie Fischer chats with Jack R. Bialik, technologist and author of Lost in Time: Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge, to explore the mind-bending question: If only a fraction of history is recorded, what has been lost that we're rediscovering—and what has been lost forever? From ancient medical breakthroughs to engineering feats that outperform our modern technology, this episode dives into the forgotten brilliance of past civilizations, the cycles of destruction, and what these revelations mean for us as a society and personally.
Episode Highlights:
- The Process and Efficacy of Cranial and Cataract Surgery as Early as 800 BC
- 2010 BC Swords That Are Still Sharp (Plus a New, Old Discovery)
- An Ancient Battery, Roman Vending Machine, and Superior Concrete
- Disposal and Sanitation Solutions That Rival and Surpass Modern Systems
- How Do We Know If We’re Interpreting Artifacts Correctly?
- The Secrets of the Pyramids: Calculations and Construction Theories
- The Cycle of Destruction and What Could Wipe Out Modern Knowledge
- What Knowledge of Ours Might Survive a Civilizational Collapse?
- Wise Practices to Reclaim for Sustainable Living and Preservation
- What's Stood the Test of Time: Materials, Tools, and Concepts That Endure
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