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

People I (Mostly) Admire

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How Did You Get Yourself Into Trouble?

After the birth of my sons, i wanted to make a switch into geography and evolutionary biology. It was complicated to get myself transferred out of physiology. I'm working getting information in disciplines about which initially i know very little. And i have to learn about it from other academics. The vast majority of academics love to explain their subject matter because they love to find someone who's interested in what they are interested in.

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