Sentences with phrase «most of human history»

Numerous studies show that people are more likely to learn and retain information told in the format of a story, probably a vestige from the primary means of relaying information through most of human history.

For most of human history, this made a lot of sense.

Many scientists argue that once CO2 concentrations reach 450 ppm it will be difficult to prevent global average temperatures from rising more than 2 °C above their level for most of human history.

Carbon dioxide levels for most of human history oscillated at around 280 parts per million.

Cruelty as entertainment, human sacrifice to indulge superstition, slavery as a labor - saving device, conquest as the mission statement of government, genocide as a means of acquiring real estate, torture and mutilation as routine punishment, the death penalty for misdemeanors and differences of opinion, assassination as the mechanism of political succession, rape as the spoils of war, pogroms as outlets for frustration, homicide as the major form of conflict resolution — all were unexceptionable features of life for most of human history.

For most of human history, since we first started building little lean - to's, sticking some seeds in the ground and tossing a few meat scraps to the wolf pup outside the fire light, CO2 levels have been at around those PI levels, and temperature have only fluctuated by small amounts apart from short term perturbations like the Little Ice Age.

For most of human history, they have been stable at around 280ppm.

For most of human history, it has hovered around 270ppm.

Because it has created the most wealth the human world has ever experienced it is envied by the rest of the world and emulated, even though more primitive societies were very successful in maintaining relative peace and happiness, and sustainability, for most of human history.

At a maximum global average warming of 2 °C above the norm for most of human history, the Arctic could become technically ice - free once every three to five years.

For most of human history, migration has been constrained by physical barriers and transport difficulties rather than government action.

Indeed, what happened throughout most of human history isn't relevant, because the human population is much larger, and its dependency on a stable environment much greater than it has ever been before.

The ideal limit of no more than 1.5 °C above the average temperatures for most of human history is possible.

Didn't we try that low - carb, low - carbon stuff for most of human history?

For most of human history, concentrations of carbon dioxide fluctuated between 180ppm and 300ppm.

After all, coal was just a black rock for most of human history; silicon was beach sand, and now it's the heart of semiconductors and solar panels.

In the tropics, fire has been used to manage and tame landscapes through most of human history.

For most of human history, when the sun set and night descended it meant that it was time to sleep.

For most of human history, these images have been held up as sanctimonious objects of reverence.

Agriculture is a great example — for most of human history the overwhelming majority of human labor was dedicated to producing food.

For most of human history, people could do nothing about environmental changes occurring over decades.

Most of human history was book - free, yet our ancestors plodded on without the musings of Holden Caulfield or the witticisms of Elizabeth Bennet.

For most of human history, land - based aquaculture has been a sustainable, consistent source of food and income.

I believe this because for most of human history, we effortlessly consumed (nose - to - tail) the things we needed for health and happiness.

For most of human history, we effortlessly consumed (nose - to - tail) the things we needed for health and happiness.

In fact, the Hashimoto's hypothyroidism diet more closely resembles what people have eaten for most of human history.

In fact, the autoimmune diet more closely resembles what people have eaten for most of human history.

For most of human history we have lived with natural light and it plays a significant role in the function of the body and brain.

For most of human history, life vacillated between feast or famine, with plenty of bouts of famine.

Both stand to gain much from widespread confusion about what to eat, a question that for most of human history people have been able to answer without expert help.

For most of human history, these fatty acids were present in the diet in roughly equal amounts.

For most of human history, we have had to rely on this system to stay alive.

For most of human history, we effortlessly consumed nose - to - tail nutrition that supported our strength, health and happiness.

For most of human history, people did not drink the milk of other animals, and yet they had very healthy bones and teeth (much healthier than ours).

For most of human history, society has considered infertility to be a woman's issue.

For most of human history, such visions eluded us.

Communities inspired by a return to the walkable cities of most of human history have sprung up from coast to coast, including places where one might least expect it, such as Los Angeles, Denver and even Salt Lake City, the latter of which has shifted growth patterns away from sprawl.

But for most of human history, these «big gods» were the exception.

For most of human history, the biggest challenge in life was getting our hands on enough calories to meet our daily energy requirements.

Throughout most of human history, children got little or no formal instruction.

Cultural tradition: As previously stated, throughout most of human history, home birth has been considered the norm and it remains the norm in many different cultures across the globe.

Considered the norm throughout most of human history and still the norm in many cultures, giving birth at home is a well - practiced tradition.

The Natural Child makes a compelling case for a return to attachment parenting, a child - rearing approach that has come naturally for parents throughout most of human history.

For most of human history, our ancestors» biggest sleep problem was almost certainly the avoidance of predators.

As to children being spoiled by AP... that would mean that children were spoiled and bratty through most of human history since AP (not permissive or helicopter parenting, which is very, very different) is reflective of the methods previously used to nurture infants and young children.

in Switzerland, but «Bread production relied on the use of sourdough as a leavening agent for most of human history; the use of baker's yeast as a leavening agent dates back less than 150 years.»

Most of human history involved being part of a tribe / village (and plenty of cultures still involve it).

The «religious» sense that there is a dimension of incomprehensible and inexhaustible mystery beyond the immediately given world has been predominant throughout most of human history.

For most of human history, silence was a familiar companion.

For example, for most of human history, homosexuality was not seen as a different sexual orientation but rather as a manifestation of normal sexual desire pursued to excess — a behavior anyone might engage in if they let their passions get out of hand.