06 A Civilization That Flies Human Nature Odyssey

Is it possible to build a civilization that flies? (metaphorically speaking of course)
How did we eventually learn to fly? It wasn’t by defying gravity and disobeying aerodynamics but by learning how to work with them. 
Daniel Quinn, in his novel Ishmael, argues there are laws of nature that we have to learn to live within, rather than resist, if we are to continue as a society. In this episode we explore what this “Law of Life” could be.
This is an episode of short stories, cinematic sound effects, and wacky voices. Strap in for liftoff. 


Citations
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (1992)
Scientific American (2020)


Thank you to Maddy and Austin for their voice acting. You can listen to Madima's music on Spotify here.


"Vadim Krakhmal - Journey To The Toucan Isle" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright


Music: Celestial Soda Pop
By: Ray Lynch
From the album: Deep Breakfast
Courtesy Ray Lynch Productions © Ⓟ 1984/BMI 
All rights reserved.


1.  Amazon: Celestial Soda Pop 
https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B000QQXURI    
2.  iTunes: 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/celestial-soda-pop/3242445?i=3242425
3.  Spotify:  
https://open.spotify.com/track/2THDVIVytLuGX7S7UghuC1?si=20ea63807bba401f