"Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. Heyerdahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km across the Pacific Ocean in a handbuilt raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands." ( Wikipedia)
Heyerdahl repeatedly risked his life sailing across the Pacific in a raft, proving Trans-cultural diffusion between ancient peoples was possible. Heyerdahl accomplished this with rudimentary tools, gathered materials, and a few volunteers.
Today, from the comfort of a desk chair with computer technology and the internet, ideas and technology-shared between individuals and entire countries should be simple. So, why can't the nations of the world aggressively address the issue of global warming?
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