131- Genesis Object

In the beginning, there was design.
Before any other human discipline, even before the dawn of mankind its self, design was a practice passed down from generation to generation of early humans. Today, everything that has been designed–space ships, buildings, pyramids, weapons, clothing , artwork, everything–can be traced back to a single designed object. The first designed object: the Acheulean hand axe.
This episode features designer William Lidwell and UC-Berkeley anthropologist Terrence Deacon.