Monday, January 24, 2011

Guns, Germs, & Steel - Notes

Notes:
  • Guns, Germs, & Steel separates the have, a place with all the techonogly (US), and have-nots, places with out new tech. (Africa) 
  • Papuanewguinea, a place, most modern and diverence people in the world
  • Jared Diamond - prof. at UCLA biogicist and the study of earth and birds - likes bird watching 
  • Yewyo, a guy said to Jared 30 years ago, "Why do you white men have so much cargo, and we New Guineans don't?"
  • They use the word "cargo" as the things Americans brought over, like a religions use
  • Explained cargo using race
  • They know how to build shelter in a couple hours, so why don't they build buildings and constructions 

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