March 29, 2008
Building Stonehenge - This Man can Move Anything
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Absolutely fascinating, Abbas. Harvey and I had an ongoing discussion for years about whether "inherent or endogenous" human intelligence has increased with time (he said no, I said yes). One reason he gave was the Pyramids (or Stonehenge). If humans could figure out how to build the Pyramids without the help of calculus, then they were as smart as humans today. Your post brought back many memories of such conversations and once again, makes me salute the ingenuity of the human mind. What a guy this Wally Wallington is! Thanks, I enjoyed the video very much. If only I can figure out a simple explanation for the cancer cell!
Love, Aps.
Posted by: Aps | Mar 30, 2008 7:47:29 AM
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