We as a civilization know a lot more today than a random hunter-gatherer from fifty thousand years ago knew. At a fun dinner with Cosmic Variances's thoughtful Sean Carroll last night, I asked: What have we learned that is the most surprising? Sean initially answered "quantum mechanics" but I complained that bundles together too many different things we've learned; I instead want to know what single feature of have we learned would most surprise our distant ancestors?
Our Biggest Surprise
Our Biggest Surprise
We as a civilization know a lot more today than a random hunter-gatherer from fifty thousand years ago knew. At a fun dinner with Cosmic Variances's thoughtful Sean Carroll last night, I asked: What have we learned that is the most surprising? Sean initially answered "quantum mechanics" but I complained that bundles together too many different things we've learned; I instead want to know what single feature of have we learned would most surprise our distant ancestors?
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