Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours | Episode 55

A compelling, interdisciplinary tour of how environment shapes long-run rise and collapse of civilizations.

Podcast episodecross cultural comparisonenvironmental constraintsgenghis khanhistorical resiliencenorse greenlandresource limitsJared DiamondSteve Levitt

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