And just how do pencils and blackboards form intellegence?
I find the the whole "sitting around a flickering campfire" nonsense.
Article seems to be written by one who wants to ignore the cultural changes taking place in how information is created and distributed. The linear, author-driven narrative is nothing more than an attempt to keep authortarian control over information and the learning process.
Much of science cannot be approached in a linear fashion but has to recognize a web of relationships and interactions.