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Author: chavenet
You can build a complex society on that pairing, and many times over the course of human history, people have. In the ancient Middle East, lentils were one of the main sources of protein, far more important in most people's diets than meat or animal products. from How the lentil was tamed – and helped human societies thrive [BBC]
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Metafilter tags: CETI, Civilization, Codas, Language, SpermWhales, Whales
Author: chavenet
I asked Gruber himself what he would say to the whales. He said that he has been taking requests. Most people tell him that we should start by saying "Sorry," for the bloody rampage that was industrial whaling. He agrees. "We pulled the oil out of these animals' heads," he said. "We used it to make lipstick." Perhaps now we can atone. from How First Contact With Whale Civilization Could Unfold [The Atlantic; ungated]