afransen
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From that I would gather that you need coal (or any other cheap, plentiful energy source) and understanding of science.
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Battlestar Galactica
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From that I would gather that you need coal (or any other cheap, plentiful energy source) and understanding of science.
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Hydrogen
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The only problem with the graph is that it falsely shows population as stable for some 700 years. The effects of environmental change and periodic pandemic disease would show a greater variation in numbers.
That being said, cheap energy, efficient transportation, improved farming yields, scientific ideas and the demands of a growing population for all the latter did contribute to an explosive growth in population.
That being said, cheap energy, efficient transportation, improved farming yields, scientific ideas and the demands of a growing population for all the latter did contribute to an explosive growth in population.
cacruden
Senior Member
There are two things that I think changed in the last few thousand years that has made today's technological society to exist. One, farming - which allowed for a population not to have to constantly move. Two, writing - which until it existed - we had a hard time passing on massive amounts of learning over generations. The people today are probably not really that much smarter (in fact probably stupider) than people people 5,000+ years ago.
Whoaccio
Senior Member
Speaking of BSG, has anybody else watched the Caprica Pilot yet?