A Salute to the Wheel
Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention
Entries from July 2009
The wheel in history
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: History
Age of Paine
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
The Age of Paine
Thomas Paine has sometimes had few readers beyond those students who are required to read his great revolutionary pamphlet “Common Sense,” the firebrand Paine wielded to spread the flame of independence throughout the British colonies in America.
Tags: Uncategorized
Evolution of language
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Evolution’s revolution
Mike Belbin looks at the emergence of human culture and the vital role of symbolism
Also check out:
http://darwiniana.com/2009/07/02/the-left-anwil…uage-evolutionthe-left-anwilson-and-language-evolution/
“Do materialists really think that language just ‘evolved’, like finches’ beaks …?” – AN Wilson, ‘Why I believe again’ New Statesman April 6 2009
“We are annoying to the leopard because our ancestor stole fire from theirs” – South [...]
Tags: Evolution