How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

by Ryan North

it’s important to remember even science has its limitations and is not an oracle of truth. In fact, science is merely: provisional, contingent, and our best effort so far.

Scientists are often seen as turbonerds, but the philosophical foundations of science are actually those of pure punk-rock anarchy: never respect authority, never take anyone’s word on anything, and test all the things you think you know to confirm or deny them for yourself.

Is it any coincidence that a guide to reinventing civilization also functions pretty well as a guide to having a really delightful picnic?