TALKING POLITICS

Jared Diamond

May 30, 2019
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ANECDOTE

Jared Diamond's Professional Crisis

  • Jared Diamond describes his most acute professional crisis during his first year as a graduate student at Cambridge.
  • He doubted his career path in science, considering becoming a translator, but parental advice and experimental success resolved the crisis.
INSIGHT

Timing of National Crises

  • National crises, like personal ones, can happen at any stage of a nation's development.
  • Timing matters, as early-stage crises often involve identity formation and future possibilities, while later crises focus on adaptation and sacrifice.
ANECDOTE

Culture Shock at Cambridge

  • Jared Diamond experienced culture shock upon arriving at Cambridge in 1958, finding it difficult to make friends as an American.
  • However, he also found positive cultural experiences like chamber music and travel.
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