Timeline for How might a Professor of Mathematics Change History?
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| Jul 31, 2018 at 18:15 | comment | added | David Rice | @Dhara that's true, but as for changing history, and not just the immediate tribe, having a culture which boils its water would allow for the civilization to grow faster and healthier over thousands of years because their cities wouldn't have the same issues. Having a habit of handwashing would probably also help, too. | |
| Jul 31, 2018 at 13:46 | comment | added | Dhara | The usefulness of this depends on where the civilization is based. From my understanding, the worst water contamination was due to large population of humans and animals living in close quarters, dumping their waste in the water. If the civ is near a running source of water (river) and is small, polluted drinking water isn't the first concern | |
| Jul 31, 2018 at 4:51 | comment | added | Auberon Vacher | This is a great answer! Like parents pass values more than actual knowledge, the maths teacher passes on valuing mind doping drugs (coffee, tea, ...) over mind numbing ones (alcohol), this would have a long lasting effect on the tribe he joined ! And since he put them on the science/ tech bandwagon this could have a lasting effect | |
| Jul 30, 2018 at 16:34 | history | answered | David Rice | CC BY-SA 4.0 |