David speaks with Charles C. Mann, an acclaimed science writer and author of the bestselling books 1491, 1493, and The Wizard and the Prophet.

They talked about:

How Christopher Columbus’ inadvertently wiped out up to 90% of the Native American population.
How the humble potato led to European colonialism.
The contrasting ideals of technology and environmentalism.
The complex relationship between climate change, population growth, and natural energy.
How to solve climate change and our energy crisis.

📜Full transcript:

www.theknowledge.io/charlescmann/

📹 Watch on Youtube

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👤 Connect with Charles:

Twitter: @charlescmann

Books:

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus | https://amzn.to/3mI7Ti6

1493: How Europe's Discovery of the Americas Revolutionized Trade, Ecology and Life on Earth | https://amzn.to/3mN9Aur

The Wizard and the Prophet: Science and the Future of Our Planet | https://amzn.to/3KOuvFL

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Alfred Crosby | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_W._Crosby

The Columbian Exchange | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_exchange

Festival of Moors and Christians of Alcoy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_and_Christians_of_Alcoy

Russell Thornton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Thornton

Morgan Hausel | https://www.morganhousel.com/

The Psychology of Money | https://amzn.to/41iJgr5

Karl Marx | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx

Swahili culture | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_culture

Sasha and the Zamani | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue25/#:~:text=Seasons for everything

Yaqui | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqui

Fernand Braudel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Braudel

Daniel Defoe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe

Boxer Rebellion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion

Taiping Rebellion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion

Norman Borlaug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug

Green Revolution | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution

Stem rust | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_rust

William Vogt | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vogt

Paul Ehrlich | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ehrlich

Road to Survival | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Survival

Ebenezer Howard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Howard

Richard Doll | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Doll

Cochrane | https://www.cochrane.org/

American Chestnut Foundation | https://acf.org/

The Gros Michel Banana | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gros_Michel_banana

Panama disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_disease

RuBisCO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuBisCO

International Rice Research Institute | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Rice_Research_Institute

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | https://www.gatesfoundation.org/

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