Indigenous Ability

Be patient with me, as before we get to the answer to the above question of bestest strike ever, most effective submission under the heavens, we’re going to take some seemingly unrelated side-roads. ·         We’re going to walk with Netsilik hunters. ·         Ponder the large part that a few lumps of sugar played in the D-Day invasion. ·         Quote a little Ralph Waldo Emerson. ·         Lay out legendary Field Marshall Erwin Rommel’s simple test for evaluating field officers. ·         Tell why WWII British Commandos and US Army Rangers praised soil engineers and geologists who never saw battle. ·         Quote a little Smokin’ Joe Frazier ·         And then, finally, answer the titled question and offer a suggestio...

In a few weeks we will be posting a lengthy interview with Harvard University's Dr. John Huth regarding his work in Primitive Navigation and more than  a few observations on automation bias. His editorial from The New York Times is a nice appetizer/warm-up to the in-depth discussion we'll be having. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/opinion/sunday/losing-our-way-in-the-world.html