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The last two episodes have chronicled a rather important phenomenon in the history of technology, in the annals of human progress, in the story of how we got to where we are: domestication. The first of the two, agriculture, is however less seen as domestication, though that’s what it is, perhaps because the next one from there, taming animals, is easier to relate to, and certainly more challenging than the relatively lower life forms of plants. Now, let’s get to the very pinnacle of domestication: the horse!
We have already come to appreciate the process of...
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By Ash StuartThe last two episodes have chronicled a rather important phenomenon in the history of technology, in the annals of human progress, in the story of how we got to where we are: domestication. The first of the two, agriculture, is however less seen as domestication, though that’s what it is, perhaps because the next one from there, taming animals, is easier to relate to, and certainly more challenging than the relatively lower life forms of plants. Now, let’s get to the very pinnacle of domestication: the horse!
We have already come to appreciate the process of...
Please visit my Substack to read the full article.Audio and images generated by AI