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How It Began: A History of the Modern World

Brad Harris, Historian of Science & Technology

A thrilling podcast about the History of the Modern World. Humanity has been hard at work for centuries to empower itself with better tools and insights, from science and surgery to electric...

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Listen to How It Began: A History of the Modern World, a Society & Culture podcast by Brad Harris, Historian of Science & Technology. Stream 4 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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4 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

4 episodes

How It Began Series Preview

How It Began: A History of the Modern World — the complete 20-episode series is available ad-free. From the history of electricity and the i...

02:07Apr 14, 2026

Wolves to Dogs: The Origins of Our Alliance

In this episode, historian Brad Harris brings us back in time over 35,000 years ago to reveal the very beginning of dog domestication. Learn...

25:54Apr 13, 2017

Modern Science: From Belief to Knowledge

In this episode, historian Brad Harris explores the origins of our modern methods of scientific discovery. From ancient Greeks who developed...

27:55Mar 30, 2017