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What mankind has wrought, then and now
From Harper’s September Findings: A study of 3.3 million years of stone tool production suggested that cumulative culture emerged among humans 600,000 years ago. Gee. Since I don’t have recollections that far back, I did a search (“what kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged cumulative culture, Elon Musk, Harper's Findings, Homo heidelbergensis, manned missions to Mars, Mars, SpaceX
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Oops. News from my watch over protean geniuses
I spent the day yesterday with three of my immediate beloved family members. We had a lot to talk about (I’m not sure why; maybe you can figure it out). At some point up came the subject of how certain … Continue reading
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Tagged Elon Musk, Mars, SpaceX, Starlink
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Elon Musk provides my big morning laugh
I’m scrolling down the New York Times and see a story about Musk’s plans for Mars. There is a sub-headline. This is it: SpaceX employees are working on plans for a Martian city and researching whether humans can procreate off … Continue reading
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