Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom writes: <<A quick perusal of the list suggests there could be a statistically significant correlation between average temperature and press freedoms. Colder climates appear to have more press freedom than warmer climates? Is there a mechanism for causation?>> Could be. The geographer E. Huntington believed that civilizations rose and fell in accordance with climatic conditions. Human behavior was thought to be shaped by ecological forces that set limits on what peoples could achieve. Although they were free to make choices, their geographical habitat put a limit on their abililty to effect their choices. In Huntington's view, the most productive people were found in the colder temperate climates, say like that of New Haven, Connecticut. Huntington was a professor at Yale University. He used a Leica to record his geographic travels. Larry Z - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html