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We tend to underestimate the capabilities of our neolithic ancestors in the domains of engineering and social organization

We tend to underestimate the capabilities of our neolithic ancestors in the domains of engineering and social organization

Mike Pitts – How to build Stonehenge

The book reads as a detective, exploring what we know and what we can reasonably conjecture about the creation of Stonehenge based on the archeological record and examples from indigenous civilizations.

Over her impressive and long career, Agatha Christie evolved from an ground-breaking writer into a global brand

Over her impressive and long career, Agatha Christie evolved from an ground-breaking writer into a global brand

Lucy Worsely – Agatha Christie

The book over-indexes a bit on the domestic context, which does not help in de-mystifying the genius of its subject.

In Western societies the uneducated are outcasts, which poses systemic threats for democracy

In Western societies the uneducated are outcasts, which poses systemic threats for democracy

Paul Collier – The future of capitalism

The author’s recommended retun to a local solidarity may address the issue at hand, but will also pose significant threats for ‘diversity and inclusion’.

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