Research Paper: The Cultural Evolution of Technology

Welcome to episode 068 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about a recent research paper entitled "The Cultural Evolution of Technology: Facts and Theory." Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of the research report in a 14-minute episode that is sure to teach technical writers and IT professionals a few things about the evolution of technology that they did not know. An excerpt from the research paper: "Humans have a larger geographical and ecological range than any other terrestrial vertebrate. About 60,000 years ago, humans emerged from Africa and rapidly spread across the globe. By about 10,000 years ago human foragers occupied every terrestrial habitat except Antarctica and a number of remote islands like Hawaii, Iceland, and Madagascar. To accomplish this unparalleled feat of adaptation, humans had to rapidly adapt to a vast range of different environments—hot dry deserts, warm but unproductive forests, and frigid arctic tundra." The Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency is currently taking on new clients. We enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact us to learn about our reasonable rates and fast turnaround. View the original research paper here: https://tinyurl.com/bdhmd7vz.