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Is Hunting and Gathering Really Better Than Agriculture?

Is Hunting and Gathering Really Better Than Agriculture? Popcorn Overlook, Lake Burton, Georgia Answering the question of the title of this entry, an article first published 37 years ago written by Jared Diamond says, “YES!” Comprehending precisely why civilization is unsustainable requires a rather extensive knowledge of the technology of agriculture. But it isn’t enough to simply understand agriculture in […]

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Early humans gained energy budget by increasing rate of energy acquisition, not energy-saving adaptation

Early humans gained energy budget by increasing rate of energy acquisition, not energy-saving adaptation Major transitions in hominoid subsistence energetics.(A) The shift from great ape–like foraging to hunting and gathering (1) and the adoption of subsistence farming during the Neolithic Revolution (2) involved changes in behavior and technology to allow access to novel food resources. […]

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The Early Roots of a Modern Crisis

The Early Roots of a Modern Crisis This is our challenge: to move a world of almost 8 billion people, most involved in an economic system with tremendous inequality, a clear imperative to expand, and a chronic tendency to stagnate, toward some real rapprochement with earth. This is a monumental challenge. If nothing else, the […]

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Humans Left Sustainability Behind as Hunter-Gatherers

Humans Left Sustainability Behind as Hunter-Gatherers Many people believe that humans can have a sustainable future by using solar panels and wind turbines. Unfortunately, the only truly sustainable course, in terms of moving in cycles with nature, is interacting with the environment in a manner similar to the approach used by chimpanzees and baboons. Even […]

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