The Sum Total Podcast “The Lisbon Earthquake” is produced by Yellowglovelab Productions. Thanks to Louis Morel L’ Horset, Martine, Elie, Serafina and G. Penzo. Note: No A.I. was harmed in the making of this podcast. All artwork is by Tom Flame with the manual prompting of PtL, all photos by PtL, with almost no exceptions.
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Lisbon premonitions: How a smashing earthquake from 1755 turned the tables on religious doctrine, introduced scientific inquiry and changed the way humans understand the natural world around them.
This podcast is a reminder that it was the Lisbon earthquake that brought into question the validity of divine providence, and the importance of empirical research. Too bad we forgot this lesson.





