This episode examines how every civilization relies on a process for deciding what counts as real. It follows the evolution of method from early systems of logic to the rise of experimentation, and shows how communities learned to test their assumptions instead of trusting tradition or authority. It traces the shift from inherited belief to evidence-seeking practice, and why that shift remains the backbone of science, law, journalism, and democratic decision-making. It looks at how institutio...
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This episode examines how every civilization relies on a process for deciding what counts as real. It follows the evolution of method from early systems of logic to the rise of experimentation, and shows how communities learned to test their assumptions instead of trusting tradition or authority. It traces the shift from inherited belief to evidence-seeking practice, and why that shift remains the backbone of science, law, journalism, and democratic decision-making. It looks at how institutio...
This episode explores how belief takes shape, why certainty often survives even when the evidence doesn’t, and what happens when truth becomes more about preference than proof. We look at how societies built guardrails—science, journalism, education—to help us test what’s real, and why those systems are now under attack. When the institutions that keep us grounded are defunded, censored, or discredited, we’re left more vulnerable to stories that feel good but mislead. The result isn’t just co...
In Other Words
This episode examines how every civilization relies on a process for deciding what counts as real. It follows the evolution of method from early systems of logic to the rise of experimentation, and shows how communities learned to test their assumptions instead of trusting tradition or authority. It traces the shift from inherited belief to evidence-seeking practice, and why that shift remains the backbone of science, law, journalism, and democratic decision-making. It looks at how institutio...
