GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Wild Man, Lactase, Cassava
10 Nov 2016
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New years eve, 1990s -> dying of cancer. Oysters are only food that western cultures eat that are alive: closly associated with the environment they are founded in. Foie gras is a product that was made by the romans: product of tortured birds, enlarged livers -> force fed, produces and changes the texture of the liver, more buttery, taste like the earth. Buntong is ortolan, small bird that are captured in nets: birds are drowned in brandy, roast the bird whole. Origin of agriculture -> is an innovation and expression of human nature. System of procuring food, looking at something and trying it out. Puzzle of agriculture, its universally adopted, didn"t happen in once place -> happened in a short time -> independently. Babilov -> russian scientist, identifying the where agriculture began. Look at where the wild species are. Rice, corn, wheat
