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Oracles, Conspiracies, and the Case for Inefficiency—Co-host Roundtable

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The Conquest of Humanism

The invention of climbing as a modern phenomenon in the 19th century was part and parcel of colonial conquest. Grant: I think that the vast majority of climbing throughout history has not been for purposes of conquest. It's been for these other kinds of spiritual reasons. He talks about Charles Babbage, who's technically the first computer guy who invented the difference engine but more famous for some economics principles.

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