Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794.
Behav Brain Sci. 2019 Nov 20;42:e209. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19000153.
We question Baumard's underlying assumption that humans have a propensity to innovate. Affordable transportation and energy underpinned the Industrial Revolution, making mass production/consumption possible. Although we cannot accept Baumard's thesis on the Industrial Revolution, it may help explain why complexity and innovation increase rapidly in the context of abundant energy.
我们质疑鲍马德的基本假设,即人类具有创新的倾向。负担得起的交通和能源为工业革命提供了基础,使大规模生产/消费成为可能。尽管我们不能接受鲍马德关于工业革命的论点,但它可能有助于解释为什么在能源丰富的情况下,复杂性和创新会迅速增加。