You are living the latest chapter in a 10,000-year story. Join storyteller Alex Leff on a search for better ways to understand and more clearly experience the incredible, terrifying, and ridiculous world we live in.
Human Nature Odyssey is hosted and produced by Alex Leff in collaboration with Resilience.
Latest Episode
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 27. Cycle of Memory and Societal Alzheimer’s
Can societies get Alzheimer’s?
From the pyramids of Ancient Egypt to cloud storage, humanity has gone to extraordinary lengths to preserve its memories. But what happens when memories fade, photographs disappear, and the stories of our ancestors are lost?
November 13, 2026
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About the Host
Alex Leff is a documentary filmmaker, immersive theater creator, and podcast host. In addition to having worked for VICE and HBO, his 2022 film, Cycle of Memory, won “Best of the Festival” at the Sunset Los Angeles Film Festival. Alex studied documentary film at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Credits
Human Nature Odyssey is produced, edited, and hosted by Alex Leff, in collaboration with Post Carbon Institute.
Theme music is “Celestial Soda Pop” by Ray Lynch, from the album: Deep Breakfast. Courtesy of Ray Lynch Productions (C)(P) 1984/BMI. All rights reserved.
