Let’s talk about the beginning of science. Let’s talk about the beginning…of the beginning…of science. We need to decide where to start our story.
We’ve got a long way to go, but we will begin at the very beginning.
Human learning started long before records were kept, in a time we call prehistory. And when did prehistory start? Picking a date for the beginning of human prehistory is difficult because the definition of “human” isn’t as straightforward as you might think.