How the Invention of Rope Gave Us Modern Civilization
The Odd Lots Podcast explores the profound yet overlooked role of rope in human civilization through a conversation with Tim Queeney, author of Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization. What begins as a whimsical discussion about Moby Dick evolves into a de
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