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106. The Secret Weapons of Colonialism with Charles C. Mann
• 42 minDavid speaks with Charles C. Mann, a journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics. He is the author of the bestselling books 1491, which won the National Academies Communication Award for Best Book of the Year, 1493, and The Wizard and the Prophet. He is the co-author of four books, and contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired. They talked about: 📚 The Columbian Exchange 🌎 How European diseases conquered the New World 🌾 How crops fuelled human conquest ♻️ Environmental limits and human innovation 🌱 The fragility of ecosystems 🌐 The future of sustainability 📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/charlescmann-1/ 📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/frKILGINVzc 🗣 Mentioned in the show:1491 | https://amzn.to/3mI7Ti6 1493 | https://amzn.to/3mN9Aur The Wizard and the Prophet | https://amzn.to/3KOuvFL Alfred W. Crosby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_W._Crosby The Columbian Exchange | https://amzn.to/3XJq9HN Zoonotic Diseases | https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zoonoses COVID-19 | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/ Moros y cristianos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moros_y_cristianos Russell Thornton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Thornton Morgan Housel | https://www.morganhousel.com/ The Psychology of Money | https://amzn.to/3RQzWYN Adolf Hitler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler Karl Marx | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx African time | https://theknowledge.io/issue25/ 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 List of deadliest floods | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_floods 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 Genetically modified organism | https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/gmo-crops-animal-food-and-beyond Jethro Tull | http://jethrotull.com/ 👤Connect with Charles:Twitter: https://twitter.com/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 👨🏾💻 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 📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/frames My Online Course 🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/ Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes. 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 make you more productive, creative, and decisive. My Favorite Tools 🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de 📨 Convertkit: https://b
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