1. Where are we?
1.1. Problems of Input
1.1.1. Depleting Source
1.1.1.1. Land
1.1.1.2. Minerals
1.1.1.3. Soil
1.1.1.4. Water
1.1.1.5. Energy
1.1.1.6. Forests
1.2. Problems of Output
1.2.1. Full Sink
1.2.1.1. Waste
1.2.1.1.1. Pollution
2. 'Us' versus 'Them'
2.1. Extermination of Neanderthals
2.2. Long Distance Trade
3. Metallurgy
3.1. Horse Domestication and Wheeled Vehicles
3.2. Specialized Tools
3.3. Written Text
3.3.1. "Great Forgetting"
4. Industrial Revolution
4.1. The Fossil Fuel Party
4.1.1. Energy Technology
4.1.1.1. Coal
4.1.1.2. Oil
4.1.2. Medical Advancement
5. The Roman Empire
5.1. Middle Ages
5.1.1. Dark Ages
5.1.2. the Crusades
5.1.3. The Black Death
6. Food Shortage
6.1. Malthusian Dilemma
7. How did we get here?
7.1. Evolutionary roots
7.1.1. Ongoing Evolution of Life
7.1.1.1. Anti-Darwinism
7.1.1.2. Darwinism
7.1.1.2.1. Material
7.1.1.2.2. Non-Material
7.1.2. Genetic Evolution
7.1.2.1. Sexual Reproduction
7.1.2.1.1. Genetic Variation
7.1.2.2. Natural Selection
7.1.2.2.1. Traits
7.1.2.2.2. Ingredients
7.1.2.3. Evolutionary Fitness
7.1.2.3.1. Descendants
7.2. Discovery of Self
7.2.1. Bipedalism
7.2.1.1. Controlled Fires
7.2.1.2. Stone Tools
8. POPULATION OVERSHOOT
9. Increased Meat Consumption
9.1. Large Brain Size
9.1.1. Socialization
9.1.1.1. Community Belonging
9.1.1.2. Communication
9.1.1.2.1. Big Game Hunting
9.1.2. The Great Leap Forward
9.1.2.1. Culture
9.1.2.1.1. Evolution of Language
9.1.2.2. Civilization
9.1.2.2.1. Range Expansion