The Knowledge with David Elikwu · 43 min
David 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: Mentioned in the show: 1491 | 1493 | The Wizard and the Prophet | Alfred W. Crosby | The Columbian Exchange | Zoonotic Diseases | COVID-19 | Moros y cristianos | Russell Thornton | Morgan Housel | The Psychology of Money | Adolf Hitler | Karl Marx | African time | Yaqui | Fernand Braudel | Daniel Defoe | List of deadliest floods | Boxer Rebellion | Taiping Rebellion | Norman Borlaug | Green Revolution | Stem rust | William Vogt | Paul Ehrlich | Road to Survival | Genetically modified organism | Jethro Tull |
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