Jared diamond books6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Which means not only are we are experiencing today conditions that can and likely are increasing the evolution of the human species at speeds exponentially faster than ever before, but also that this evolution will have a net positive progressive outcome. I prefer the latter, and I'm convinced it's a renaissance. ![]() Some call it the 'fourth industrial revolution,' others the 'communications revolution.' Rather, I want to share the perspective that we are currently today somewhere in the lifespan of history's most influential revolution. Of course Jared's award winning books are old news, and I'm not suggesting you run out and buy them, or set your sights on world domination (but if you really want to buy one, e-mail me and I'll send you a copy). ![]() He argues geographic proximity enabled trade in skills, technology, and biological development, by which he means bacterial and viral immunity. Jared's argument tells us world domination is not a function of racial superiority, but one of geographically enabled knowledge transfer. In addition to featuring Jared Diamond's cool voice, the National Geographic film "Guns, Germs, And Steel, The Fate of Human Societies" outlines a theory as relevant to the world we know today as it was when Columbus 'sailed the ocean blue.' ![]() Author: Yuri Tricys | : | : agriculture, , civilization, , geography, , history, ![]()
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