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55. Columbus, Colonialism and Climate Change with Charles C. Mann
• 91 minDavid speaks with Charles C. Mann, an acclaimed science writer and author of the bestselling books 1491, 1493, and The Wizard and the Prophet. They talked about: How Christopher Columbus’ inadvertently wiped out up to 90% of the Native American population.How the humble potato led to European colonialism.The contrasting ideals of technology and environmentalism.The complex relationship between climate change, population growth, and natural energy.How to solve climate change and our energy crisis.📜Full transcript:www.theknowledge.io/charlescmann/ 📹 Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/dSjj_cxwBUU 👤 Connect with Charles:Twitter: @charlescmann Books: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus | https://amzn.to/3mI7Ti6 1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth | https://amzn.to/3mN9Aur The Wizard and the Prophet: Science and the Future of Our Planet | https://amzn.to/3KOuvFL 🗣 Mentioned in the show:Alfred Crosby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_W._Crosby The Columbian Exchange | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_exchange Festival of Moors and Christians of Alcoy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_and_Christians_of_Alcoy Russell Thornton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Thornton Morgan Hausel | https://www.morganhousel.com/ The Psychology of Money | https://amzn.to/41iJgr5 Karl Marx | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx Swahili culture | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_culture Sasha and the Zamani | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue25/#:~:text=Seasons for everything Yaqui | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqui Fernand Braudel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Braudel Daniel Defoe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe Boxer Rebellion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion Taiping Rebellion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Norman Borlaug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug Green Revolution | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution Stem rust | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_rust William Vogt | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vogt Paul Ehrlich | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrlich Road to Survival | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Survival Ebenezer Howard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Howard Richard Doll | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Doll Cochrane | https://www.cochrane.org/ American Chestnut Foundation | https://acf.org/ The Gros Michel Banana | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gros_Michel_banana Panama disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_disease RuBisCO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuBisCO International Rice Research Institute | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Rice_Research_Institute Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ 👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu: David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter. 🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge 🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com 📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/ 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu 🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge 📖 EBook: https://delikwu.gumroad.com/l/manual My Online Course 🖥️ Career Hyperdrive: https://maven.com/theknowledge/career-hyperdrive Career Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love. The Knowledge 📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter
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