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The Curious Case of Parallel Inventions - by Sahil Vaidya

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Before we begin today’s intriguing piece from the world of technology, check out this recent podcast I did where we spoke about The Minimalist’s vision, books, history and much more. Have you heard of Charles Darwin? Of course, you have. He’s THE man who came up with the theory of evolution, right? Right. Now, have you heard of Alfred Wallace? Well, you likely have if you’re the nerdy type who loves sitting in the library with his specs on and front teeth out. But most people haven’t. Despite the fact that he came up with the very same theory of evolution that Darwin did. In fact, he wrote about it before Darwin, and even sent him a letter outlining his ideas. This made Darwin work harder and rush towards publishing his own work- The Origin of Species- that ended up sealing *his* name in the history books, and not that of poor Mr. Wallace. Surprisingly, both gentlemen came up with their theories after reading the same book- a grim essay on rising populations and the question of how the

Hello there, Before we begin today’s intriguing piece from the world of technology, check out this recent podcast I did where we spoke about The Minimalist’s vision, books, history and much more. Have you heard of Charles Darwin? Of course, you have. He’s THE man who came up with the theory of evolution, right? Right. Now, have you heard of Alfred Wallace? Well, you likely have if you’re the nerdy type who loves sitting in the library with his specs on and front teeth out. But most people haven’t. Despite the fact that he came up with the very same theory of evolution that Darwin did.…

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