Ancient Delphi & Cycles of Collapse - Needle in the Hay #3, DemystifySci

The Demystify Duo goes to Delphi! This is the place that used to
be at the center of the ancient world, a bustling hub of
commerce, politics, and religion. At the center of the place was
the Delphic Oracle, an event as much as it was a location. Young
girls ordained as Pythias would be locked into a room where they
would huff volatile gases that emerged from a crack in the floor.
As they muttered the details of their psychedelic visions into
the ears of priests, they were transmuted into the counsel that
would move the world. Today, nothing but ruins remain. As we walk
through the scattered columns and shattered statues, we meditate
on the nature of civilizations - how gods that rule the world
rise and fall, how the people persist, and the lessons that can
be gleaned from the olive shaded dust of this ancient place.
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Go!00:05:00 Cultural and Religious Practices at Delphi 00:10:00
Exploration of Architectural Styles and Significance 00:15:00
Historical Influences on Greek Civilization 00:20:00 The Role of
Climate and Agriculture in Ancients Beliefs 00:25:00 Treasury and
Economic Practices in Delphi 00:30:00 The Decline of Paganism and
Its Consequences 00:35:00 Insights Into Oracle Operations
00:24:31 Ancient Temples and Oral History 00:28:12 Greek Dark
Ages and Cultural Amnesia 00:32:05 Societal Dynamics and Greek
Identity 00:33:45 The Pythia and Oracle Practices 00:39:11
Climate Change and Ancient Water Systems 00:44:13 Cultural
Differences in Climate Adaptation 00:48:10 Festivals and
Entertainment in Ancient Greece 00:50:38 Ancient Practices and
Priesthood Power 00:55:30 Modern Institutional Cycles of Renewal
& Decline 01:00:00 Historical Cycles of Conflict and
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painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also
did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of
molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring
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