A Little History of the World No.20

We’ve reached the time of the Romans. You can divide the roman era into two distinct periods. For 500 years it was a Republic with senators and governors. Then, in the last century BCE, it became an empire: autocratic and ruthless. In this first period the republic grew from the centre of Italy to dominate most of Europe; it spent most of its time suppressing local tribes and crushing a slave revolt (the thing with Spartacus). 

A Little History of the World No. 19

Right, back to the Mediterranean. With the Greek age winding down, a new society was growing from humble roots in the centre of Italy. After taking control of Italy they came up against their greatest enemy: the Carthaginians. That sparked an epic expedition in 218BCE. Hannibal would eventually lose and the Romans would dominate Europe for centuries. 

The Long Play Part 1: why Leonardo da Vinci was no genius

In this video I’m going to try and convince you that the great Leonardo da Vinci was actually kind of a loser. And that every time we proclaim him as a “genius” we’re actually distorting the truth about how creativity really works.

It’s a video that you want to see if you’ve ever felt unsuccessful, or that other people are more successful than you; or if you’re stressing about turning 30.