Venkatesh Rao@vgrInteresting. Via @JonathanHillissmithsonianmag.comHow the Voyage of the Kon-Tiki Misled the World About Navigating the PacificSmithsonian geographer Doug Herman explains the traditional science of traversing the ocean seas3:36 PM · May 26, 20221 Retweet1 Quote Tweet8 Likes
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·May 26, 2022Replying to @vgr and @JonathanHillisread https://amazon.com/gp/product/B075W8HWPQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o07?ie=UTF8&psc=1… recently — the story of polynesians spreading across the pacific feels like scifi story of humanity spreading across stars.amazon.comOn the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands before European Contact,...On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands before European Contact, Revised and Expanded Edition11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 26, 2022Replying to @kylemathews and @JonathanHillisI have David lewis’ classic We the Navigators :)1