Michael Frachetti's guest appearances

Michael Frachetti

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking

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Eric Cline

Daniel Kahneman

Steven Pinker

Christopher Columbus

Dorie Clark

David Choi

Tiffany Shlain

Peter Diamandis

David Eagleman

Michael Pollan

Jared Diamond

Lawrence Lessig

Jane McGonigal

Matt Murphy

Melissa Alexander

OwlTail

The Eurasian steppe is central to grasping the past 5,000 years of human history, and in the past couple of decades, new tools of analysis have transformed our understanding of the place and its importance. Professor Michael Frachetti has developed and applied a whole series of innovative approaches to understanding the people of the Bronze Age steppe and much more, ranging from ancient DNA to isotope analysis to more traditional archaeology.Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World in hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here: https://bit.ly/PWverge Listen to new episodes 1 week early, to exclusive seasons 1 and 2, and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory.Please support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Eurasian steppe is central to grasping the past 5,000 years of human history, and in the past couple of decades, new tools of analysis have transformed our understanding of the place and its importance. Professor Michael Frachetti has developed and applied a whole series of innovative approaches to understanding the people of the Bronze Age steppe and much more, ranging from ancient DNA to isotope analysis to more traditional archaeology. Patrick's book is now available! Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World in hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here: <a href="https://bit.ly/PWverge " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/PWverge </a> Listen to new episodes 1 week early, to exclusive seasons 1 and 2, and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App <a href="https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory</a>. Please support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Steppes of Central Asia in the Bronze Age: Interview with Professor Michael Frachetti

Michael Frachetti is a Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. His current projects include studies of medieval Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan and ancient maritime trade throughout SE Asia and Indian Ocean. https://artsci.wustl.edu/faculty-staff/michael-frachetti @mdfrachetti   4:00 - Intro    7:00 - Contemporary value of information   9:00 - Real deal facts vs. Audience-friendly content 11:20 - Authenticity of Wikipedia 14:00 - It takes forever to fact check now 16:45 - Knowing how to talk to people 18:45 - Older generations strive for a longer childhood for their children 22:30 - Captain Fantastic 23:00 - The Tech Age 25:00 - There’s no more remoteness 32:00 - Generational differences 33:15 - Instagram over-saturation 36:30 - Getting too “preachy” on captions 38:00 - What should social media be used for? - 49:00 - Growing up with martial arts 50:00 - Seven Samurai  55:00 - Meeting his archaeology mentor 59:00 - Geographical Information Systems defined 1:03:45 - Focusing on nomads 1:15:00 - What is the purpose of Archaeology? 1:17:00 - Re-contextualizing data from the perspective of different identities 1:21:00 - Redefining what “civilization” means 1:24:30 - Doug North on Institutions 1:26:00 - Similarities between the lived experience in individuals 1:29:00 - Audience for his new book 1:31:30 - David Wengrow 1:33:30 - The Utopian Paradox TEDx Talk - 1:39:00 - Shifting focus after publishing 1:44:00 - Does popularity affect findings in archaeology? 1:49:30 - Upside and downside of Guns, Germs &amp; Steel 1:51:00 - Michael Pollan 1:52:00 - Developing writing skills 1:55:00 - Nuance is necessary 1:58:00 - Outro

Michael Frachetti is a Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. His current projects include studies of medieval Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan and ancient maritime trade throughout SE Asia and Indian Ocean. <a href="https://artsci.wustl.edu/faculty-staff/michael-frachetti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://artsci.wustl.edu/faculty-staff/michael-frachetti</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mdfrachetti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mdfrachetti</a>   4:00 - Intro    7:00 - Contemporary value of information   9:00 - Real deal facts vs. Audience-friendly content 11:20 - Authenticity of Wikipedia 14:00 - It takes forever to fact check now 16:45 - Knowing how to talk to people 18:45 - Older generations strive for a longer childhood for their children 22:30 - <a href="https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/captainfantastic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captain Fantastic</a> 23:00 - The Tech Age 25:00 - There’s no more remoteness 32:00 - Generational differences 33:15 - Instagram over-saturation 36:30 - Getting too “preachy” on captions 38:00 - What should social media be used for? - 49:00 - Growing up with martial arts 50:00 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seven Samurai</a> 55:00 - Meeting his archaeology mentor 59:00 - Geographical Information Systems defined 1:03:45 - Focusing on nomads 1:15:00 - What is the purpose of Archaeology? 1:17:00 - Re-contextualizing data from the perspective of different identities 1:21:00 - Redefining what “civilization” means 1:24:30 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglass_North" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug North</a> on Institutions 1:26:00 - Similarities between the lived experience in individuals 1:29:00 - Audience for his new book 1:31:30 - <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/people/david-wengrow-professor-comparative-archaeology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Wengrow</a> 1:33:30 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-KYxj4DP4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Utopian Paradox TEDx Talk</a> - 1:39:00 - Shifting focus after publishing 1:44:00 - Does popularity affect findings in archaeology? 1:49:30 - Upside and downside of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/0393317552" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guns, Germs &amp; Steel</a> 1:51:00 - <a href="https://michaelpollan.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Pollan</a> 1:52:00 - Developing writing skills 1:55:00 - Nuance is necessary 1:58:00 - Outro

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Travel the ancient Silk Road with an archaeologist researching a revolutionary idea.Nomadic pastoralists, far from being irrelevant outliers, may have helped shape civilizations at continental scale.  Drawing on his exciting field work, Michael Frachetti shows how alternative ways of conceptualizing the very essence of the word “civilization” helps us to recast our understanding of regional political economies through time and discover the unexpected roots and formation of one of the world’s most extensive and long-standing social and economic networks – the Silk Road that connected Asia to Europe.Archaeologist Michael Frachetti is an Associate Professor with the Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis and author of Pastoralist Landscapes and Social Interaction in Bronze Age Eurasia (02008).

Travel the ancient Silk Road with an archaeologist researching a revolutionary idea. Nomadic pastoralists, far from being irrelevant outliers, may have helped shape civilizations at continental scale. Drawing on his exciting field work, Michael Frachetti shows how alternative ways of conceptualizing the very essence of the word “civilization” helps us to recast our understanding of regional political economies through time and discover the unexpected roots and formation of one of the world’s most extensive and long-standing social and economic networks – the Silk Road that connected Asia to Europe. Archaeologist Michael Frachetti is an Associate Professor with the Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis and author of Pastoralist Landscapes and Social Interaction in Bronze Age Eurasia (02008).

Michael Frachetti: Open Source Civilization and the Unexpected Origins of the Silk Road