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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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The Norse Greenland Settlement

Boglin: The mistakes that the settlers in north greenland made were so preposterous, but somehow they were incredibly familiar as well. Even though this was happening six or 700 years ago, here's a group of people living in an incredibly difficult environment in greenland, barely surviving. Boglin: They're so strongly wanting to retain an identity as europeans that they were making choices that are completely mine.

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