Today in various parts of the world, our systems for growing food have become extremely successful, and extremely complicated. This success has led to numerous problems. One of the major ones is the unhealthy habit of eating vast amounts of food, or eating a diet only...
Humans lived as hunter-gatherers for millions of years, and overall these were fulfilling happy lives, but humans are insatiable. We always want more, and in that sense we can be somewhat short sighted. More food, means more to eat. And, therefore, more children. It’s...
It’s easy to imagine ancient hunter-gatherers as people who lived in a grotesquely backwards society. Without our modern amenities, and technology surely they couldn’t have been living happy fulfilling lives. But, we shouldn’t be so quick to judge our ancient...