Dr. M on Nostr: Human Adaptability and Innovation Of all living things, humans are not the fastest, ...
Human Adaptability and Innovation
Of all living things, humans are not the fastest, the biggest, or the strongest, yet they are at the top of the hierarchy. How is that possible?
By being the most inventive. We are capable of designing, building, and using various tools. This is one of the best quotes from Steve Jobs in this regard:
“I think one of the things that really separates us from the high primates is that we’re tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation. So, that didn’t look so good. But, then somebody at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And, a man on a bicycle, a human on a bicycle, blew the condor away, completely off the top of the charts. And that's what a computer is to me. What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with, and it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
Of all living things, humans are not the fastest, the biggest, or the strongest, yet they are at the top of the hierarchy. How is that possible?
By being the most inventive. We are capable of designing, building, and using various tools. This is one of the best quotes from Steve Jobs in this regard:
“I think one of the things that really separates us from the high primates is that we’re tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation. So, that didn’t look so good. But, then somebody at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And, a man on a bicycle, a human on a bicycle, blew the condor away, completely off the top of the charts. And that's what a computer is to me. What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with, and it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."