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We go from being a species of fairly primitive beings in the 1800s to a species that has extremely advanced technology in such a short amount of time. How did we do this without any outside help?

Well, not every society developed equally, for more on this read ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’ by Jared Diamond.

The basic formula has to do with food, population, specialization and innovation made possible through recreation.

A population of people need to be fixed in one spot, with plenty of food provided by the food-specialists so some people in the village can do something other than hunting/gathering/planting. This frees up others to do art or medicine and others have time to invent. In this society, everyone knows they won’t starve, and specialization breeds experts in their given fields. A well-fed society will have more and healtheir babies, and the cycle continues.

Domesticated animals help provide labor, transportation and food. Well-fed people are going to be more energy-efficient and think more clearly than those societies who are starving or barely getting by on a poor diet.

With this cycle, there is lots of free time (or as much as possible) and those who are good at inventing are free to do it, well fed and with a fully-working brain. The innovations get learned by everyone and put in use, and more innovation and invention builds off this. The wheel precedes the cart, the cart precedes the powered coach/car.

Of course, the societies have to avoid killing themselves, and the technology they develop helps them win wars, dominate other cultures when there’s a clash, and big societies armed with technology as we’ve seen on Earth had conquered/explored much of the world early on.

Societies which develop crushingly oppressive religions tend to do badly too. The Dark Ages stifled progress for most of the world for a long time and stood directly in the path of intellectual and technological progress. Other religions get mired in pointless holy wars fighting over a tiny scrap of land, even today. Some religions disallow the eating of certain valuable proteins, and this means people go hungry more often, which means less brainpower contributing to that society.

Overcoming the cancer of religion has been key to our progress thus far, now that scientists aren’t being put under house-arrest or killed merely for discovering a fact of the Universe that theists in power don’t like.

Religion continues to stand in the way of stem-cell and genetic research as well as the teaching of evolution, in addition to trying to limit choice and birth-control options for women. Unwanted babies tend to be more neglected and can become a burden to society if they turn criminal. Some populations are overrun with people simply because most of them embrace the notion of ‘no birth control’ as handed down by the Catholic church. Furthermore, people who genuinely believe in religious ideas often directly attack those they feel are doing ‘Satan’s’ work. Look at the abortion doctor who was recently killed by a fundie. Dr. George Tiller was providing a service to women who were not ready to have a baby, but he was killed. Some women simply know they are ill-equipped to bring another child in the world, but ‘good’ Christians took it upon themselves to kill an abortion doctor, and he’s just one of many victims.

The missionary vultures who are trying to Christianize Africa are commiting a form of genocide if they tell people not to use condoms or go abstinent. Africa is a starving, AIDS-plagued population which collectively doesn’t understand birth-control well in the first place. They need technology and education, not more Jesus. This directly contributes to the sad-state of Africa today. Africa needs secularism, technology, and a stable government.

The best way to progress in a society is to not only have specialization, recreation and population, but also a secular government which keeps religion well out of the field of social and technological progress.

I am interested in applying for a teaching position on a Military Base. How do I find out what positions are open? What are the requirements?
My Degree is in Early Childhood education. I am certified to teach grades Pre-K to Third Grade.

They’re usually considered civil service jobs, and are posted at usajobs dot gov, if I remember the site.

I’m working on an essay and it says to list rhetorical strategies and literary terms. I completely forgot what they are. It lists some examples of rhetorical strategies which are: diction, tone, ethos, logos, and pathos.

Rhetorical strategies are the ways that writers and speakers use words and language to persuade. These words fall into many categories–emotional, anecdotal, use of questions, burden of proof, ignoring the issue, etc. Literary terms can be rhetorical figures of speech, like metaphor. Other literary terms can be any reference to word that describes words that function in writing and literature, such as irony, plot, conflict, etc. TONE is how the writer speaks to THE AUDIENCE. Tone can be persuasive, argumentative, logical, sympathetic–anything that people can be in normal speech. An internet search can help you with the unfamiliar terms.

For help with this, I turned to my friend Alicia Mandel, who has run learning and leadership groups for companies including American Express as well as for the United States Olympic Committee. (She and I met at the USOC, when I was part of a team that helped Alicia think through a new leadership academy, Olympic University.) Alicia is about to become the vice president of organization development at Apollo Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix.

Alicia’s advice:

Professional development rarely happens in a classroom. In fact, studies show that only between 10-15% of professional development is successful in the classroom. It really happens through application of learning. Here are some ideas:

– Find other small businesses in your community and see if you can arrange a job swap day. Take your marketing person and switch out with their marketing person. Learn and understand their challenges and how they deal with them, their processes, etc. Once a month take a different position to swap.

– Make sure you are a “learning organization.” After a big project or assignment, spend time doing the “post mortem.” What did we do well, what do we need to do differently next time? How are we going to ensure we do that?

– Add “two things” to everyone’s goals: each employee needs to do two things (outside of their job) that will contribute to their personal development. This can include volunteering, teaching a class, attending a seminar, etc. Let the employee figure out what the two things are.

In terms of classroom learning, check the local American Management Association, Chamber of Commerce or local college for professional development opportunities specific to the needs of the individual or organization.

I need a specific way in which the internet can be used to promote literacy, such as a website, type of website, or application etc. Also, if you can, specific features of it that promote literacy or the subject can be used hypothetically to improve literary skills. thanks!

you have to read about 90% o what is online?

i need to know the date because i entered their essay competition and i want to know ahead of time when or if i won to announce my name. everywhere i see the conference, it just says janurary,2009. what is the specific date please

January 21 -24 2009
Orange County Conf. Center
Orlando, FL

I plan on going into forensics in college but I want to know what sort of education and classes a forensic scientist may need, not only that but also forensic jobs on the field, not just indoors, what sort of classes/education will I need? What types of jobs can I get as a forensic specialist?

The school I go to just started a forensic science program, and i think evenhas the first master’s program in it for the state of Indiana. I don’t know much about jobs afterward, but take a look at the website, i would even email a professor; they are usually very helpful at my school. The professor’s work very closely with students in research.

I need to write a research paper in relation to civil rights in the school setting. Would politics in the classroom be considered a civil right? Any other suggestions for topics? Thanks in advance for the help!!

Essentially it’s freedom of speech. There is no freedom of politics.

Hi all,

I am a lotus notes web developer.
Currently I am looking for a jobs in the IT industry.
As I don’t think lotus notes will last very long I want to shift into some other technology.
So I seek some advise on which technology should I look forward to.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Best bet is Java as most mobile phones use it and I dont see mobile phones going anywhere for a long while.

So I just picked up a starter epiphone. I dont know where to start teaching myself. I have a lot of musical background if that helps at all.

Then it should not be so hard for you! I suggest you to check the position of the easiest chords as first. There are plenty of websites. Then do some simple exercise using them and learning to change faster and faster. With the right hand (the one that keep the rhythm) start in playing up and down untill you don t get a good sound.
If you want learn other kind of guitar (classic, metal..) rather than the acoustic..well, maybe as a a start you need some tips from a friend who can show you something. They are not so simple as a self- taught guitarrist but you definitely can read the musics and you already know many things with 9 years of piano. Would not be so hard anyway! Good luck!