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Bringing academic research to the general public to make everyone a Polymath! In this show, we explore interesting topics and social issues with no agendas or opinions: just evidence. Polymath is about giving reliable wisdom; countering misinformation; and empowering you to detect BS. Each episode integrates multiple sciences and experts' perspectives to give you well-rounded answers: and shows you how to find these answers yourself. Polymath is all about encouraging real critical thinking. For more information on who I am and what I do, you can check out my website: daniellevy.com. Enjoy!
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Signup to Generate a PitchBringing academic research to the general public to make everyone a Polymath! In this show, we explore interesting topics and social issues with no agendas or opinions: just evidence. Polymath is about giving reliable wisdom; countering misinformation; and empowering you to detect BS.
Polymath is hosted by Daniel Aaron Levy. The show has published 50 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Was Everyone in History Always Killing Each Other? The Moral Psychology of Our Ancestors" (12 May 2026, 65 minutes), "Why the U.S. North and South Are So Different" (14 April 2026, 35 minutes), and "A Deepdive Into The Porn World of 'Painal': and Why People Watch It" (8 April 2026, 41 minutes).
Polymath publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 50 episodes.
Booking probability for Polymath is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Polymath requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Polymath's contact route on record: verified email.
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Daniel Aaron Levy hosts Polymath, an education podcast with 50 episodes published.
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Episode #48
Crucifixions, feudalism, caste systems, torture, slavery: all centralised states, from the beginning of civilisation in the 4th millennium BCE until very, very recently, saw all of these as totally normal. There's a...
The USA has many differences: Republican and Democrat, rural and urban, religious and atheist, FOX News and CNN, tradition and modernity, poor and rich. And it seems as if a lot of these differences seem to correspond...
CW: Both this video and this video's description contain graphic descriptions of violence, abuse, and non-consensual sex. This content is disturbing. This is a video investigating and explaining a genre of pornography...
This video is a narration of an article I wrote about the statistical frequency of rape, as reported by scientific studies. You can find it on my Medium here https://medium.com/@danielaaronlevy05 This description box...
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This is a narration of an article I wrote about the ideology of materialism for The Skeptic- but you can find it online at https://medium.com/@danielaaronlevy05/the-myth-of-materialism-745c2f95f37e ! I reference some...
This is a narration of an article I wrote for the University of Bristol, currently available online here https://medium.com/@danielaaronlevy05/how-to-get-yourself-to-exercise-69655d0d4ca9 ! You'll notice I've been...
When states break down and societies fall in anarchy, or see military coups, or endure civil wars: people suffer. But why does this happen? And why does the region of Sub-Saharan Africa seem to see more of this than...
Traditional masculinity! One of the most discussed and divisive topics around right now. But I want to talk to you about this topic not with an agenda to push, or based off my own opinions. I want to give you some real...
How does electricity running through meat give rise to consciousness? Science excels at explaining the physical phenomena of our universe, but it seems to run into a philosophical boundary when it tries to explain how...
Eeeeeevery rando online has a take on this, and currently we're being bombarded by manosphere influencers all dressing up their opinions as fact. But what does the actual evidence say? There's a huge amount of evidence...
Welcome back! This episodes focuses on State Formation Theory, a political-sociological theory developed by Charles Tilly and expanded by Jeffrey Herbst; these are the two main experts whose work I draw on for this...
Neoliberalism is a word which you may not have heard of- but its power probably affects every part of your life. Neoliberalism = liberal democracy (generally seen as good) + free market economics; but what does that...
Stress! We all feel it as a normal part of life, and you may be feeling it right now. But what actually IS it? Where in the brain does it come from? How does it link to the body? What are the effects of it? And how can...
How many genders are there- probably one of the most hotly debated topics right now. Everywhere you look, people bombard you with their opinions and political biases- but you deserve something better. Because the...
Anarchism! It's one of the most famous and hotly debated words out there- but what actually is it? More specifically- what do anarchists want? Is it a world with no rules? Has anarchism ever been tried? How does the...
Is suffering built in? Is the universe a purposeless void? Or is negativity a product of human actions? Most importantly- how do we make life better for ourselves? Welcome back to Polymath! This episode explores all...
You open your phone and start scrolling. What do you see? In music, media, and adverts what is it that people keep talking about? Foreign cars, designer brands, and cash; but why? Materialism is the belief that wealth...
What does it mean to be an Islamist and what do they want? What distinguishes Islamism from Islam? And is Islamism inherently violent? (no) And what are jihadism or fundamentalism? In this episode, we'll be answering...
What 'should' the role of religion in society be? The West and the Middle East have very different attitudes to religion and its place in society: the former generally removes it from politics, the latter doesn't. The...
Even the biggest NPC you know can still feel happiness, sadness, pain, disgust, and love. But why? Why have we evolved to feel things, rather than just process information and compute responses? Why is it that no matter...
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