The Human Journey is the story of the human mind, how it developed, the world it made, and the problems it solved. The future depends on what we learn of the past…
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Travel the Journey

Discovering Our Distant Ancestors

Understanding our evolutionary roots—what we share with animals and primates, and how we differ—is key to realizing our unique potential.

The Evolution of Language

The evolution of language has shaped our minds and culture—unlocking new ways to connect, create, and face challenges.

Ideas that Shaped Our Modern World

Driven to solve and seek, our evolution has unfolded through innovation and the pursuit of transcendence.

Tools & the Development of Contemporary Society

From stone tools to digital circuits, our creations shape who we are and the choices defining our future.

A Sustainable Planet

Earth’s finite resources have powered human progress, placing us now at a crucial crossroads.

The Changing World Economy

Understanding how the world economy works will be the key to forming a just and sustainable future.

Health and Education in the Modern World

Our challenge is to ensure healthy lives and a quality education that promotes lifelong learning for people everywhere.

Our Mind in the Modern World

Technology has outpaced evolution. To thrive, we must consciously evolve by understanding the full capacities of our minds.

Latest Blog Posts

From the Human Journey Blog:
Our Subpersonalities and Many-Sided Selves

The idea of multiple personalities is often associated with extreme clinical conditions, but as John Zada writes, we are all affected by a smaller version of this phenomenon which pays high dividends to understand.Read more

From the Field Notes:
Proto-Indo-European: The World's Parent Language

There is consensus that one common parent language spawned all tongues in the Indo-European language group—spoken by over 3 billion people. But that parent language, Proto-Indo-European, is ascertained more through inference than direct evidence.Read more