015 - Michael Frachetti
Episode description
Michael Frachetti is a Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. His current projects include studies of medieval Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan and ancient maritime trade throughout SE Asia and Indian Ocean.
https://artsci.wustl.edu/faculty-staff/michael-frachetti
4:00 - Intro
7:00 - Contemporary value of information
9:00 - Real deal facts vs. Audience-friendly content
11:20 - Authenticity of Wikipedia
14:00 - It takes forever to fact check now
16:45 - Knowing how to talk to people
18:45 - Older generations strive for a longer childhood for their children
22:30 - Captain Fantastic
23:00 - The Tech Age
25:00 - There’s no more remoteness
32:00 - Generational differences
33:15 - Instagram over-saturation
36:30 - Getting too “preachy” on captions
38:00 - What should social media be used for?
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49:00 - Growing up with martial arts
50:00 - Seven Samurai
55:00 - Meeting his archaeology mentor
59:00 - Geographical Information Systems defined
1:03:45 - Focusing on nomads
1:15:00 - What is the purpose of Archaeology?
1:17:00 - Re-contextualizing data from the perspective of different identities
1:21:00 - Redefining what “civilization” means
1:24:30 - Doug North on Institutions
1:26:00 - Similarities between the lived experience in individuals
1:29:00 - Audience for his new book
1:31:30 - David Wengrow
1:33:30 - The Utopian Paradox TEDx Talk
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1:39:00 - Shifting focus after publishing
1:44:00 - Does popularity affect findings in archaeology?
1:49:30 - Upside and downside of Guns, Germs & Steel
1:51:00 - Michael Pollan
1:52:00 - Developing writing skills
1:55:00 - Nuance is necessary
1:58:00 - Outro