Historians often refer to the Renaissance, the Enlightenment period in England and 1960s pop music as golden ages. These are seen as periods of great advancement in the arts and scientific discovery. But how do you get one?

In this week’s podcast, we discuss golden ages. How do you foster a golden age, what are the required conditions and can we predict one in advance? We explore the history of golden ages, put forward a model for determining a golden age lifecycle and finally, make predictions about where you are likely to find a future golden age.

A few things we mentioned in this podcast:

- Perseus Digital Library: Hesiod, Works and Days
- Wikipedia: Golden age (metaphor)
- List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1960
- List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1970
- List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2010
- List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2020

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