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Jared Diamond's book recommendations
Books Jared Diamond recommends
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Collapse
Discussed“Another chapter of my book, The Third Chimpanzee, got expanded into Collapse.”
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Guns, Germs and Steel
Discussed“Your other books, Guns, Germs, and Steel, and so on, are about whole societies for 10,000 years.”
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring is a landmark environmental science book by Rachel Carson that documented the detrimental ecological effects of synthetic pesticides like DDT, playing a foundational role in launching the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“Her book, Silent Spring, that book and Darwin’s Origin of Species are probably the two books by scientists that have had the biggest impact in the last century.”
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The Origin of Species
Discussed“Her book, Silent Spring, that book and Darwin’s Origin of Species are probably the two books by scientists that have had the biggest impact in the last century.”
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The Third Chimpanzee
Discussed“This is something that I argued in my book, The Third Chimpanzee.”
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Books Jared Diamond wrote
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- Collapse
- Guns, Germs and Steel
- Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability | Conversations with Tyler | 2026-09-09 | 10 |