Minds in the 21st century.

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

Arthur C. Clarke's 1 law.


At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved - if it can be achieved at all - within the next few hundred years.

Arthur C. Clarke, 1983.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Ancestors

Africa ground zero for the hominids.

Ardipithecus ramidus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardipithecus_ramidus Ethiopia 4.4 millions years ago. An agitaged troop of Ardipithecus ramidus charge into a shallow stream.
Lucys (Australopithecus afarensis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis) child - some 3.4 million years ago.
A curious female Homo habilis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_habilis 1.7 millions years ago. Olduvai. Tanzania.
Throughout its lifespan at Olduvai - Homo habilis is associated with tools.
1.5 million years ago lake Turkana, Kenya. A male Homo ergaster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_ergaster .
700.000 years ago. Peking China. Peking man. from Homo Erectus .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_erectus
Neanderthal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal Neander Valley, Germany. 130.000 years ago. With a mean braincase of volume of 1420 cc they are quite similar to modern humans.
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