Jared Diamond
A couple of weeks ago Sophia and I attended a presentation by Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel among other works. After the presentation we went to a reception where we got our pictures taken with Dr. Diamond and also had the chance to talk to him for a few minutes.
Since I know my brother, Matan read and enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel we picked up his other books and I got one signed for him. I'll bring it with me to San Diego when we come to attend Comic-Con; that will also give me a chance to finish reading it.
PS - the question I asked him was, "Past civilizations kept records on highly durable materials such as stone, clay, bone, and leather and so present day archaeologists can find plenty of records of these civilizations. Current society keeps an overwhelming amount of its information on flimsy materials like paper or various digital formats which become obsolete after a few years or even months. Is there any hope future archaeologists will recover a significant amount of information about us given our record keeping practices?"
Dr. Diamond reassured me that our global society spends a lot more time, effort, and money keeping long-lasting records than any other society in history.
Since I know my brother, Matan read and enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel we picked up his other books and I got one signed for him. I'll bring it with me to San Diego when we come to attend Comic-Con; that will also give me a chance to finish reading it.
PS - the question I asked him was, "Past civilizations kept records on highly durable materials such as stone, clay, bone, and leather and so present day archaeologists can find plenty of records of these civilizations. Current society keeps an overwhelming amount of its information on flimsy materials like paper or various digital formats which become obsolete after a few years or even months. Is there any hope future archaeologists will recover a significant amount of information about us given our record keeping practices?"
Dr. Diamond reassured me that our global society spends a lot more time, effort, and money keeping long-lasting records than any other society in history.