What caused humans to become the top species on earth, and why is there such an intellectual gap between humans and all other species?
In: Earth Science
Language and writing. We developed a flexible way to efficiently convey new knowledge between ourselves, and beyond a single generation.
For a small percentage of us who are skilled at extracting and improving that knowledge, it compounds like interest, and those people pull our society forward in a positive feedback loop that leaves nearly every generation slightly smarter than the last.
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