Connecting the Past, Present, and Future Technologies Since the beginning of our genus Homo, our ancestors probably relied on the use of good tools to get food, protect against predators, and survive. Those with better tools had higher chances of survival and reproduction than others. In turn, better tools had those who could communicate better, learn from each other, and teach […]
Connecting the Past, Present, and Future Education The high ability for social learning is one of the characteristics that sets us apart from other species. Learning from each other and teaching each other things are behaviors that make us human. Our species also has a long childhood and youth compared to other primates, apparently because more and more vital
Connecting the Past, Present, and Future Communication Human language has been a successful adaptation throughout evolutionary history because it has allowed information, knowledge and technology to be transmitted very accurately and efficiently between humans. The need to learn more and more complex tool making has possibly been an important selection factor for human language and the
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