Why the World Has Always Been Weird — and Why That Matters

Shifting Our Schools - Education : Technology : Leadership by Jeff Utecht

Sep 14, 202618:52Education

Uncle John's All-Knowing Bathroom Reader, Curiosity, and the Weirdness of Human History Brian Boone joins the show to talk about why the world has always been weird—not just now. The conversation ranges from animal histo...

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