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“I've always been interested in a lot of things, and a lot of things at the same time, and I always tried to explain them to myself. I ask a lot of questions.”

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Jared Diamond

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. more

“But this was the only way of life that humans knew for their first 6m years on the planet. In giving it up over the past few thousand years, we have lost our vulnerability to disease and cold and wild animals, but we have also lost good ways to bring up children, look after old people, stave off diabetes and heart disease and understand the real dangers of everyday life.”

“The adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered.”

Way Steps Adoption Agriculture Catastrophe Better Life Hunter Gatherers

Author:Jared Diamond

“Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own?”

People Littles Black White Black People Guinea Cargo

Book:Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Source: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

“The Foreign Office knows no secrets.”

Knows Secret Office

Book:English History 1914-1945

Source: English History 1914-1945

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