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Uploaded on Oct 28, 2008

http://www.ted.com 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.

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  • slametal

    slametal 5 months ago

    Its sad to people talking about his glasses, hair and his accent instead of what he was talking about!

    Isn't mainstream media full of people well-dressed with perfect accents talking crap all day?!

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  • BLACKSCIENCEFICTI0N

    BLACKSCIENCEFICTI0N 4 months ago

    The dude is brilliant. Who cares what his hair looks like!? Einstein had plenty of bad hair days.

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  • ThePeacocksTail

    ThePeacocksTail 4 days ago

    Awesome talk.

    His name cracks me up, tho ("the galleria!" LOL =)

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  • Kg277

    Kg277 5 days ago

    America is infected with consumerism and instant gratification. It looks to capitalism to fix everything. Let me tell'ya sumptin.. It ain't gonna happen!

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  • Marcara081

    Marcara081 6 days ago

    "Why societies collapse"

    Unbridled gynocentrism. It's already happening now.

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  • kingfathand

    kingfathand 1 week ago

    Brilliant

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  • t3mpl3guardian

    t3mpl3guardian 2 weeks ago

    No way brother ... Einstein was an originator of style. His hair had more freedom than all the people in the US combined.

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  • jimmyshitbags

    jimmyshitbags 3 weeks ago

    lol that is right on the money

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  • haladacara

    haladacara 4 weeks ago

    A solution for people who can't take their eyes off this gentleman's scalp:

    1. Press play.

    2. Open a new browser tab and look at a website that does not contain a comb-over.

    3. Enjoy the lecture.

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  • barzinio92

    barzinio92 1 month ago

    didn't chritians forbid jews to work the land so they were obliged to do something else (when 90% of the population were farmers). Maybe you should read a little bit about HISTORY

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