Science and Western Civilization
Part a Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age): 135,000 years ago
The culture and society of the Paleolithic Era was based on hunter-gathering. This is when men and women worked together to survive by foraging for food. The Continue Reading...
Economics in Ancient Civilization
It is said that "Rome was not built in a day." Indeed, the Roman Empire was the last of a series of civilizations to emerge in the Mediterranean by the First Millennium, B.C. Precursors to the culture most identifie Continue Reading...
Secondly, the relations that were created at the level of the social groups and of the human establishments gave rise to a surplus of products and inevitably of wealth. This was a natural consequence of the fact that the specialization of labor det Continue Reading...
Were such changes necessary? According to what Oelshlaeger explains in his book, it appears that much of these changes are interconnected. With agriculture "naturally" come other transitions in the society. In fact, "neo" or "new" implies the many c Continue Reading...
Chemistry
The Many Dimension of Red
Red is one of the oldest colors known to humans. It is a color that carries with it significant emotional meanings. Red occurs in nature on Earth and in the cosmos. It is a dynamic color affecting people and anim Continue Reading...
Human Ecology
At the beginning of this course, I offered that my stance on the human ecological situation was generally pessimistic. That stance has not changed, because I do not see how any thinking human could be optimistic about the present state Continue Reading...
Pro and Cons of the Paleo Diet
It is widely accepted that some basic changes in lifestyle and diet that took place, following the Neolithic Revolution, and mostly following the Industrial Revolution and the Modern Era, are very recent, when weighed Continue Reading...