The Role of Beer, Wine, and Coffee in Early Human Civilization

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Beer was invented in Mesopotamia 8,000 years ago. It made water safer to drink and Europeans drank it all day, leading to a constant state of mild befuddlement. Then coffee arrived and replaced alcohol with caffeine, increasing alertness, concentration, cognition, and productivity. Anthony Wild described it as exchanging permanent inebriation for permanent caffeination.

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Timestamps:

Arnold Schwarzenegger: 03:14

Morgan Housel: 10:18

Apollo Robbins: 14:03

Guy Laliberté: 17:38

Rich Paul: 25:21

Dr. Mark Plotkin: 31:36

Full episode titles:

Be Useful — Arnold Schwarzenegger on 7 Tools for Life, Thinking Big, Building Resilience, Processing Grief, and More (#696)

Morgan Housel — Contrarian Money and Writing Advice, Three Simple Goals to Guide Your Life, Journaling Prompts, Choosing the Right Game to Play, Must-Read Books, and More (#702)

Apollo Robbins, The World’s Most Famous Pickpocket — Pickpocketing the Secret Service, Manipulating Attention, Famous Con Artists, The Psychology of Deception, Self-Defense Techniques, The Secret Language of Thieves, and More (#699)