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Jared Diamond is a renowned American scientist known for his work in ecology, biology, and geography. His book 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' explores the geographical and environmental factors that have shaped human societies, profoundly influencing global history and human civilization.

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“Although native Africans domesticated some plants in the Sahel and in Ethiopia and in tropical West Africa, they acquired valuable domestic animals only later, from the north.”

Literature Animal Plant West Valuable Native Tropical Ethiopia West Africa Domesticated Animals

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“Measles and TB evolved from diseases of our cattle, influenza from a disease of pigs, and smallpox possibly from a disease of camels. The Americas had very few native domesticated animal species from which humans could acquire such diseases.”

Humans Animal Disease Species Acquire Native Pigs Cattle Camels Smallpox Measles Influenza Domesticated Animals

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“Twenty years ago, you might have been pessimistic and said there's no hope. But these days, some of our very biggest companies are acting remarkably cleanly. And in some cases, although not all cases, the CEOs are the driving forces behind that.”

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“Even to this day, no native Australian animal species and only one plant species-the macadamia nut-have proved suitable for domestication. There still are no domestic kangaroos.”

Stills Animal Plant Species Native This Day Nuts Australian Suitable Kangaroos

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“I personally am not conscious of my accent.”

Conscious Accents

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“Some people have much more pull than other people. But when I say that the public has ultimate responsibility, I'm not saying it in a moral sense. I'm just saying it in the sense of what is it that's really going to bring change.”

People Responsibility Moral Ultimate Just Saying

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“The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to the end of world resources.”

World Long Ends States Water United United States Land Resources Infinite Plenty Exhausting Fisheries Topsoil

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“Take air quality in the United States today: It's about 30 percent better than it was 25 years ago, even though there are now more people driving more cars.”

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“The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan.”

Giving Book Turns Literature Conditions Media Possibility Tvs Give Me Iraq Radio Magazines Afghanistan Turn-on Somalia Magazines And Books

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“Thousands of years ago, humans domesticated every possible large wild mammal species fulfilling all those criteria and worth domesticating, with the result that there have been no valuable additions of domestic animals in recent times, despite the efforts of modern science.”

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“The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond which Central African crops couldn't grow - with enormous consequences for the recent history of South Africa.”

Literature Grows Consequence South Enormous Native Farmers South Africa Crops Natal

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“We're uncomfortable about considering history as a science. It's classified as a social science, which is considered not quite scientific.”

Literature Social Uncomfortable Considering Social Science

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“No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good for the environment.”

Facts Bigs Government Literature Force Forever Environment Our Society Doing Good Big Business

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“Ahead of me lies the familiar litany: weakening of the heart, hardening of the arteries, increasing brittleness of bones, decreases in kidney filtration rates, lower resistance of the immune system, and loss of memory. The list could be extended almost indefinitely. Evolution seems indeed to have arranged things so that all our systems deteriorate, and that we invest in repair only as much as we are worth.”

Life Heart Seems Lying Memories Loss Evolution Rate Bones Lists Resistance Familiar Immune Decrease Immune System Kidneys Weakening Arteries Filtration

Book:The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee

Source: The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee

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Born: September 10, 1937
Known for: Scientist
Quotes: 114

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesRelated source material

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised EditionRelated source material

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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human AnimalRelated source material

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Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human SexualityRelated source material

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