Here's Jared Diamond being interviewed on TV in 2008, when crude prices were around $120 a barrel.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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2 comments:
imo; he wrote two excellent books. Guns Germs, Steel, and Collapse. He is a man that should be listened to.
I would say Collapse is the better of the two. Guns is a bit of a tough slog; Collapse is easier to follow and just as profound. And I read Collapse first, so you can't say I found it easier to read because I was already familiar with Diamond's perspective.
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