“Learning to control fire was a major turning point in human history. For us, providing fuel has been the primary function of trees, in terms of volume ever since. Our primate species, Homo sapiens has been using fire to stay warm, scare predators and cook food to make it more digestible for around 200,000 years. Nearly half the world’s population still cooks with wood.” - Robert Penn, in his book about ash in human history.
In this age of high tech and coming AI we’re just carrying on.
In this age of high tech and coming AI we’re just carrying on.