Anthropology

Mountains have profoundly shaped the course of human history by serving as climatic regulators, water towers, and biodiversity hotspots that underpin agricultural productivity. Their lofty peaks intercept moisture-laden air masses, generating orographic rainfall that nourishes fertile valleys and alluvial plains.

Oral Traditions and the Limits of Memory Human civilization has always been closely tied to the amount of information we can process and store. For example, when societies transitioned from…

Throughout human history, the advancement of civilization has been closely tied to the energy storage density of the resources we utilize. By energy storage density, we mean the amount of…

Religion and philosophy aren’t really about getting a fixed message straight from some higher truth – they’re more about how people interpret ideas that feel meaningful to them. Over time, those interpretations shift, shaped by history, culture, and whatever society needs at the moment. That’s why two people can follow the same religion or school of thought but understand it in totally different ways. Whether it’s believing Jesus is divine or turning Confucius into a national icon, these ideas evolve because of how people choose to make sense of them.