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Michael Muthukrishna: A Theory of Everyone - The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going

Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

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The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Human Civilization

This chapter discusses the industrial revolution's impact, emphasizing the role of energy in societal cooperation and progress. It explores concepts like energy return on investment, the availability of cheap coal in Britain, and the four laws of life. The chapter concludes by discussing the potential of nuclear fusion for future energy availability.

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