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  2. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed - Wikipedia

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    Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (titled Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive for the British edition) is a 2005 book by academic and popular science author Jared Diamond, in which the author first defines collapse: "a drastic decrease in human population size and/or political/economic/social complexity, over a considerable area, for an extended time."

  3. Guns, Germs, and Steel - Wikipedia

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    The book Questioning Collapse (Cambridge University Press, 2010) is a collection of essays by fifteen archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, and historians criticizing various aspects of Diamond's books Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and Guns, Germs and Steel. [28]

  4. Jared Diamond - Wikipedia

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    Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) [1] is an American scientist, historian, and author. In 1985 he received a MacArthur Genius Grant , and he has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books .

  5. Collapsology - Wikipedia

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    Petit manuel de collapsologie à l’usage des générations présentes [3] (How everything can collapse: A manual for our times), [4] published in 2015 in France. [5] It also developed into a movement when Jared Diamond's text Collapse was published. [2]

  6. Surfside condo investigators reveal likely cause of collapse ...

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    The investigation into the Surfside condo collapse in Florida has revealed the likely cause of the catastrophe which left 98 people dead.. Investigators said on Thursday that they are focusing on ...

  7. The World Until Yesterday - Wikipedia

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    The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? is a 2012 popular science book by Jared Diamond.It explores what people living in the Western world can learn from traditional societies, including differing approaches to conflict resolution, treatment of the elderly, childcare, the benefits of multilingualism and a lower salt intake.

  8. 'I thought I was done for': Watch video of humpback whale ...

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    "I thought I was done for, that I was dead," Simancas said in a video obtained by USA TODAY. "It was like three strange seconds down there, and now, looking back, I reflect on what mistakes led me ...

  9. Upheaval (book) - Wikipedia

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    Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change is a 2019 nonfiction book by American scientist and historian Jared Diamond. [1] Diamond attempts to analyze devastating crises (political, economic, civil, ecological, etc.) that may destroy whole countries and the multiple reasons causing them.