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Despite sacrificing people after catastrophic El Niño flooding, ancient societies were generally peaceful
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Despite sacrificing people after catastrophic El Niño flooding, ancient societies were generally peaceful

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To understand how societies might react to climate change, archaeologists look at social responses to extreme climate events in the past—and in some places, that included measures as drastic as human sacrifice.…

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Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight
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Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight

Hacker News·5 months ago
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This week I want to try something a little different. Rather than taking apart a particular fantasy military system, I thought I might try to lay out a more general sense of how military systems te…

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What Makes a Good Entrepreneurial Leader? Ask Middle Managers
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What Makes a Good Entrepreneurial Leader? Ask Middle Managers

Knowledge at Wharton·@HashtagPLUS·7 months ago
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Entrepreneurs, as most people know, are risk-takers who thrive on uncertainty and change, always on the lookout for their next startup. But according to new research from Wharton management professor Ian C.…

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A new force of nature is reshaping the planet, study finds
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A new force of nature is reshaping the planet, study finds

ScienceDaily·@HashtagPLUS·7 months ago
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Human societies didn’t just adapt to the planet—they learned to reshape it. From early fire use to today’s global supply chains, our cultural and social innovations have unlocked extraordinary power to transform Earth and improve human life.…

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