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> As such, saying that "Jared Diamond is wrong" without looking at concrete historical facts from our past does not help anyone, no matter if the people doing i

• paganel 3y ago
  These are direct quotes from the article: > However, the researchers discovered that these environmental barriers do not consistently favor Eurasia over other continents. This finding directly challenges Diamond’s assertion that Eurasia’s geographic orientation provided a unique advantage in the spread of agricultural and other critical innovations. > Instead, the study indicates that the facilitation of cultural spread by geographical and ecological conditions is a global phenomenon, with no clear bias towards Eurasia. which to me says that indeed the authors of the article intended to say that Diamond was "wrong", at least that's how I interpret the part with "challenges Diamond’s assertion".
  • andrewflnr 3y ago
    So are these: > In line with Diamond’s hypothesis, the researchers found that environmental barriers do indeed impact the likelihood of cultural traits being shared between societies. > “Our analyses support the hypothesis that yes, environment likely influences how cultural innovations spread, just like Diamond intuited..." > “Our study offers one quantitative realization of Diamond’s arguments and not a definitive answer,” Meaning, not a definitive no, either. > “Our findings point out that geography, like genetics and ecology, matters, but it is not destiny.” It's complicated. I hope this doesn't surprise anyone.