If agriculture was the fuel of cities then fermentation was the fuel of empires. Learn how mastering the art of fermentation changed the human race forever and set the stage for what came next. 90% of humans eat something fermented at least once per day, enriching our lives with deliciousness, nutrition and immunity. If you love beer, wine, bread, chocolate, coffee and a whole host of other fermented foods then this video will show you their outsized role in the human story has helped make your you! Learn how the behind-the-scenes relationship between you and your food that happens on a microscopic level defines your history, your present, and likely our future. And if you're not careful, you might have a laugh or two along the way.
00:00 Revolutions 1-3 recap
01:03 Introducing the fourth revolution: Fermentation!
01:27 Fermentation is just microbes eating stuff and pooping out other stuff
03:10 Fermented food is safer
03:54 Fermented food is tastier and more nutritious
04:44 Bacteria, Fungi and SCOBYs.
05:30 You are mostly bacteria
07:11 Drunken Monkeys and Silly Elephants
07:48 Fermentation enabled long-distance travel and trade
10:00 Long-distance travel and trade led to empires and conquest (for better or worse)
11:11 Göbekli Tepe and the birth of religion
15:30 The brain cells in your gut
16:10 Does eating fermented food change us?
22 май 2024
