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If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading. Having done field work in New Guinea for more than 30 years, Jared Diamond presents the geographical and ecological factors that have shaped the modern world.
From the viewpoint of an evolutionary biologist, he highlights the broadest movements both literal and conceptual on every continent since the Ice Age, and examines societal advances such as writing, religion, government, and technology.
Diamond also dissects racial theories of global history, and the resulting work— Guns, Germs and Steel —is a major contribution to our understanding the evolution of human societies. It can lead to an increase in positi. City Journal contributing editor John Tierney joins John Stossel to talk about the politicization of science and how the dominance of left-wing thinkers in academia and the scientific community impedes progress.
For years, liberals have portrayed the. Temporary architecture has long been an opportunity to experiment with ideas, respond quickly to change and draw attention to cultural issues. While many temporary architectural structures require a significant amount of materials and energy despite.
Walking, jogging or runn. As I write this letter, a year-old girl has set sail from Plymouth in England to New York City to address the United Nations about the climate crisis. Evaporation, heat loss and chemical wastage are among the key problems facing homeowners with outdoor swimming pools. Jared Diamond might agree. Guns, Germs, and Steel derives from a thesis Dr. He attempts to dissuade readers from ideas that individual or cultural superiority must be the basis of explanation.
This is a good topic but my interest in his argument fell off in proportion to the number of pages read. Not an obstacle, though. As one example of what I found fun: why zebras did not come to serve as the African horse. They thereby injure even more American zookeepers each year than do tigers!
Zebras are also virtually impossible to lasso with a rope—even for cowboys who win rodeo championships by lassoing horses—because of their unfailing ability to watch the rope noose fly toward them and then to duck their head out of the way.
Now, no shame being lassoed by the Duke, of course. Maybe it was a zebra-striped horse it really does look like a zebra though. Is Dr. Diamond still interested? He should discuss this. And Other Stuff. But those grim germs run rampant here, laying waste to the guns and the steel and their metaphorical counterparts. Nor does it help that at times Dr. Diamond will talk so much about a single subject that the reader is apt to expire before finishing. His aim is to convince and if entertainment suffers from the effort, so be it.
The merit of the book is that the author gives well-articulated reasons in the effort to convince and he entertains often enough. Let us bow to the chiefdoms! Without them, how could road trips be the attraction they are today? Open navigation menu. Close suggestions Search Search. User Settings.
Skip carousel. Carousel Previous. Carousel Next. What is Scribd? Cancel anytime. Unavailable in your country. Continue browsing Preview unavailable. Publisher: HighBridge Audio. Released: Jul 11, ISBN: Format: Audiobook. Editor's Note Eloquent history… This elegant and eloquent history of humanity examines not just how human society developed, but why it developed differently in different cultures. In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns.
It is a story that spans 13, years of human history, beginning when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. About the author JD. Read more. The World Is Flat 3. Related Podcast Episodes. Pablo Meninato, "Unexpected Affinities: The History of Type in Architectural Project from Laugier to Duchamp" Routledge, : While the concept of "type" has been present in architectural discourse since its formal introduction at the end of the eighteenth century, its role in the development of architectural projects has not been comprehensively analyzed Each course listing said it required an average time commitment of hours a week, and as soon as I read that, I started thinking abo Our guest today is David Storey, a professor of philosophy from Boston College.
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