Jared Diamond

What Decline of Western Civilization?

Harlan Green | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Jared Diamond, Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest, West Decline, Power Decline, U.S. Decline, Western Power Decline, Business News
Harlan Green

Dr. Ferguson's theme isn't new. Root causes of the rise and fall of western civilizations were earlier explored by UCLA Professor Jared Diamond in his books Guns, Germs, and Steel, and Collapse in far more convincing fashion.

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Books That Changed The Way We Think About The Earth

flavorwire.com | Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: Michael Pollan, Earth Day 2011, Earth Day, Hiroshima, Earth Books, Jared Diamond, The Population Bomb, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Earth, Seth Fletcher, Marilynne Robinson, John Hersey, Books News

We may be incredibly pessimistic about the direction our country is headed at the moment, but so were many residents back in the last days of Manifest...

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Lessons from the Edge

Mindy S. Lubber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Bp, Economy, Jared Diamond, Economic Collapse, Climate Change, BP Oil Spill, Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor, Pulitzer Prize, Deforestation, Green News
Mindy S. Lubber

Jared Diamond is the prophet of sinking societies. His acclaimed book, "Collapse," chronicled the demise of simple and advanced civilizations alike ...

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The Competing Black Swans of Climate Change

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hottest Summer on Record, Jared Diamond, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Big Short, Pakistan Floods, Sustainability, Michael Lewis, Climate Change, Guns-Germs-and-Steel, The Black Swan, Russia Drought, Green News
Andrew Winston

Since the last Ice Age, our climate has not changed enough to threaten the viability of the species. So we make the error of confirmation and assume that it won't change much going forward.

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No Longer the Republican Party of Mount Rushmore -- Now the Party of Easter Island

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jared Diamond, Jim Demint, Gallatin National Forest, Rapid City, Hawley Mountain Guest Ranch, Montana, Theodore Roosevelt, Wilderness Areas, Jan Schakowsky, National Forest, Abraham Lincoln, Strom Thurmon, Mount Rushmore, Deforestation, Republican Party, National Parks, Politics News
Robert Creamer

It is really pretty remarkable to ponder how far the modern Republican Party has strayed from the vision of Lincoln, the Great Emancipator -- and Teddy Roosevelt, the Conservationist and Trust Buster.

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What I Believe (about Markets and Morals): A Reply to Jerry Coyne & My Critics

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hunter-Gatherers, Evolutionary Economics, Jared Diamond, Free Markets, Jerry Coyne, Markets, Darwinism, Evolutionary Theory, Morality, Evolution, Capitalism, Ralph Nader, Adam Smith, Technology News
Michael Shermer

In his endearingly titled blog, "Michael, we hardly knew ye," the venerable evolutionary biologist and slayer of creationist dragons Jerry Coyne (auth...

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Can "Evil" Corporations Become Conscious Corporations?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jared Diamond, Corporate Good, Big Business, Materialism, Corporate Greed, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

This isn't a stark contrast of good versus evil or us versus them. The traits we hate in corporate behavior belong to society as a whole.

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For America to Succeed in the 21st Century, Senate Rules Must Change

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Societal Collapse, Jared Diamond, Unanimous Consent, Filibuster, Collapse, Senate Rules, Decision Making, U.S. Seante, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Accelerating change is the central fact of the modern world. If America is to succeed and survive it must have a government that can make timely decisions, look at the long haul, and act in the public interest.

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When Yoga and Civilization Collide

Isabel Cowles | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yoga Diet, Raw Food Diet, Raw Food, Raw Foods, Cooking, Jared Diamond, Yoga Vegans, Richard Wrangham, Steve Ross, Yogis, Vegetarianism, Healthy Living News
Isabel Cowles

Not a day goes by when I don't eat cooked food or animal products. And not a day goes by when I don't practice yoga. Both feel better with company.

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: A Popular History of Human Evolution That Actually Contributes to Understanding

Alex Remington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Popular Science, Books, Jared Diamond, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Guns Germs and Steel, Collapse, Popular Nonfiction, Non-Fiction, Books News
Alex Remington

Popular nonfiction is a tricky beast. It's one thing for someone to write a memoir, or a long-form investigation that the journalist-author has perso...

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The Maya Really Did Warn Us About Our Future (Unintentionally)

Alex Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copenhagen 2009, Central America, Jared Diamond, Science, Mayans, Global Warming Denial, Roland Emmerich, Global Warming, 2012, Green News
Alex Higgins

The Maya in the 8th century had little ability to understand the climate change that was happening to them. Our civilization knows what is happening and even has the ability to prevent catastrophe.

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Why Growing Income Inequality Is Bad for America

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Rosenthal, Jared Diamond, Aig, Cigna Insurance, Bi-Partisanship, Wall Street Bonuses, Distribution of Income, Nolan McCarty, Wall Street Bail Out, J.P. Morgan Chase, Public Option, Regulatory Reform, Political Polarization, Paul Krugman, Kevin T. Poole, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The CEO of the average company in the S&P Index makes $10.5 million. That means that on the first workday of the year, he (sometimes she) has made more than the minimum wage workers in his company will make all year.

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The First Hundred Days

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mohamed El-Erian, Jared Diamond, Unemployment, Jobs, Economic Crisis, Housing, Pimco, Stimulus, Financial Crisis, Business News
Harry Moroz

Since President Obama signed the stimulus package into law 100 days ago, the U.S. economy certainly seems to have stabilized. Then again...

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New Guinea Tribe Sues The New Yorker For $10M

Forbes | Dirk Smillie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jared Diamond, Conde Nast, New Guinea, The New Yorker, Guinea, Media News

In an April 21, 2008, New Yorker story, "Vengeance Is Ours," Pulitzer Prize-winning geology scholar Jared Diamond describes blood feuds that rage for ...

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Why Would Progressives Make "War" on Christmas? It is a Celebration of Progressive Values

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jared Diamond, Rahm Emanuel, Afghanistan, Progressive Values, Christmas, War on Christmas, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Wall Street Journal, David Grinspoon, Holiday Season Commentary, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Christmas celebrates the central premise of the progressive ethical system, "love they neighbor as thyself," and rejects the tribalism and radical individualism that lie at the heart of right wing ideology.

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Obama's Rise is Eradicating Racial Bias in Iran

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Jared Diamond, Racism, Iran, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics News
Sam Sedaei

Young Iranians in Diaspora have in fact come up with a slogan that rhymes with Obama -- "Ou ba mast" -- which means "he's with us!"

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What Will Be Tomorrow?

Frank Schirrmacher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greed, Wall Street, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Germany, Economy, Economic Crisis, Jared Diamond, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Frank Schirrmacher

Why do we live in a society that, having ruined its natural environment, is now about to knowingly ruin its social environment and the lives of an entire generation?

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