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Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis

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May 2, 202650:20Society & Culture

Psychologist Julian Jaynes came up with a stunning hypothesis in 1976, that human consciousness only developed in the last 3000 years. And he seemed to have proof in ancient texts. Scholars have been picking it apart eve...

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Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis is an episode from Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts. Psychologist Julian Jaynes came up with a stunning hypothesis in 1976, that human consciousness only developed in the last...

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Published May 2, 2026, 50:20 long, audio available.

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Psychologist Julian Jaynes came up with a stunning hypothesis in 1976, that human consciousness only developed in the last 3000 years. And he seemed to have proof in ancient texts. Scholars have been picking it apart ever since and in this classic episode we join the club.

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