http://www.robhyndman.com/2005/05/16/the-flat-world-and-human-evolution/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.robhyndman.com/2005/05/16/the-flat-world-and-human-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-84 FieldNotes: Occasional Musings on Anthropological Topics » Homogenization of Cultures Sun, 29 May 2005 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2005/05/16/the-flat-world-and-human-evolution/#comment-84 [...] ation. Notably, this thread was picked up by technology and legal blogger Rob Hyndman. Rob’s post ties the discussion to Tom Friedman’s much talked [...] [...] ation. Notably, this thread was picked up by technology and legal blogger Rob Hyndman. Rob’s post ties the discussion to Tom Friedman’s much talked [...]

]]> http://www.robhyndman.com/2005/05/16/the-flat-world-and-human-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Tad McIlwraith Mon, 16 May 2005 12:23:22 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2005/05/16/the-flat-world-and-human-evolution/#comment-75 Long term is, of course, relative. Language researchers suggest that the number of languages spoken in the world could drop from about 6500 today to 3000 in one hundred years and some estimates have it at less than 1000 languages by 2100. The question here is what effect does this have on cultural diversity. One hundred years is long term by technology standards, but not that long if you consider that my 15 month old son might see the next century. (Evolutionary changes will, of course, take somewhat longer to play out.) Long term is, of course, relative. Language researchers suggest that the number of languages spoken in the world could drop from about 6500 today to 3000 in one hundred years and some estimates have it at less than 1000 languages by 2100. The question here is what effect does this have on cultural diversity. One hundred years is long term by technology standards, but not that long if you consider that my 15 month old son might see the next century. (Evolutionary changes will, of course, take somewhat longer to play out.)

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