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TED: Jared Diamond on why societies collapse

posted by blankfist 1 year 3 weeks ago • 1125 views
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"Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it." [/ted]

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written by Lodurr  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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Invocations (long) cannot be called by Lodurr because Lodurr is not privileged - sorry.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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*long


written by doogle  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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This video has been flagged as being at least 10 minutes in length - declared long by doogle.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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Apart from how much I hate the elitist idea behind TED (a bunch of self-righteous losers decide who is "wonderful" and who isn't), many of the people they sham into attending actually give good talks. At least we vacuous wastes of humanity get a glimpse of this greatness via a postage-stamp-sized video.

Ranting aside, this is a great talk by a great author.


written by eatbolt  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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I think the Ted idea is absolutely fantastic.

Also, Jared's combover is OFF THA HOOK!


written by ElJardinero  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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>> ^eatbolt:
Apart from how much I hate the elitist idea behind TED (a bunch of self-righteous losers decide who is "wonderful" and who isn't), many of the people they sham into attending actually give good talks. At least we vacuous wastes of humanity get a glimpse of this greatness via a postage-stamp-sized video.

Ranting aside, this is a great talk by a great author.


How big are the stamps over where you live?


written by Abducted  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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He should either:

a) shave his head

b) wear a president lincoln style top hat


written by 8727  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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*eco, because sustainability is often defined by its negative, unsustainability. There are always lessons to be extracted from history.


written by fissionchips  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Eco) - requested by fissionchips.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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Glasses on...glasses off...glasses on...glasses off. This is the way of the professor.


written by meow  | 1 year 3 weeks ago | CH
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*talks


written by gwiz665  | 10 months ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Talks) - requested by gwiz665.


written by siftbot  | 10 months ago | CH
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*dead but easy to replace with new Ted Player (just click the link on the video)


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This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by paul4dirt.


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