How farming planted seeds for the Internet - Patricia Russac

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-farming-planted-seeds-for-the-internet-patricia-russac What does farming have to do with invention and innovation? Permanent residences, division...

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Translator: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Bedirhan CinarWe talk about inventions and innovationas though the best things out thereare the Internet, iPads, or smart phones.Or perhaps more simply,trains, planes, and automobiles.Which one is most important,the best, or the greatest?Which one has had the most impact on society?Today the debate would probably bein favor of computer technology,but is it?Well, some would say, "Nope, not really, it's farming."Where would we be if we didn't have it?Give up?We would still be hunting and gatheringwith little time to invent anything,let alone the Internet.That's right, farming is the seed of civilization.Not quite literally, but without early man's discoveryof using seeds to grow g...