7 min read ⌚ They say that history is the mother of all sciences. Some people misunderstand this to mean that all other sciences have stemmed from the science of history. But, that’s beside the point. The real point is that, no matter which science you’re currently interested in, you can’t make any progress if […]
15 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Sapiens presents a work on the evolution of humanity. In it, the author Yuval Noah Harari rewrites the history of the human being through time. Turning to striking facts such as the development of communication, the cognitive revolution, the agricultural revolution and the scientific revolution, the book addresses the central points […]
12 min read ⌚ “Those who cannot learn from history,” wrote Madrid-born American philosopher George Santayana, “are doomed to repeat it”. Unfortunately, the fact that history does repeat itself – as Marx wrote, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” – shows that we haven’t really heeded to Santayana’s words. Or, to quote […]
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