0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 29 May \ on: What is the greatest invention ever? ideasfromtheedge
Cooking is underrated. Chimpanzees spend many hours a day just chewing. Cooking our food freed up a lot of time for other activities.
I read a pretty interesting book about this a while ago. It proposes that cooking our food helped the development of our large brains. It's definitely something that sets us apart from other animals.
https://www.amazon.com/Catching-Fire-Cooking-Made-Human/dp/0465013627?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=2154687d-0650-40e8-8fe8-89fe408717d5