Charles C. Mann - Americas Before Columbus & Scientific Wizardry

“A fun novel about a rich person doing geoengineering, exploring the implications of such actions and the legality of firing rockets into the stratosphere.”

“A wonderful book by Ross Hess called Aztec warfare, which is a military history of the Aztecs. It's really quite interesting and discusses why certain practices worked for them.”

“The speaker references a chapter in 'The Dawn of Everything' discussing technology and social egalitarianism in ancient societies.”

“The speaker mentions reading 'The Anarchy' and finds it similar to historical events involving the Mughal Empire and foreign intervention.”

“Three of my favorite books, including 1491, New Revelations of America Before Columbus.”

“Three of my favorite books, including 1493, Uncovering the New World Columbus Created.”

“The mention of 'against the grain' by James Scott is in the context of discussing perspectives on societal collapse.”

“The speaker references Neil Ferguson's book on the British Empire, discussing the efficiency of bureaucracy in India.”

“there's a Yes, it's Marcy Baransky. Excuse me. M uh B A R ans ki. and she's got a a green forthcoming book about a the history of the green revolution and interesting.”

“There's a wonderful um uh book by Laurent Bin uh called Civilizations that in fact just does that.”

“The books again that we talked about were 1491 1493 the wizard and the prophet for um for anybody interested.”

“The discussion revolves around the potential of C4 rice to increase productivity in agriculture, particularly in relation to climate change.”

“The book discusses the impact of potatoes on the world, particularly in relation to a diet consisting solely of potatoes.”

“The books again that we talked about were 1491 1493 the wizard and the prophet for um for anybody interested.”

“The books again that we talked about were 1491 1493 the wizard and the prophet for um for anybody interested.”

“A passage from Adam Smith is referenced, discussing the health of Irish people who primarily ate potatoes.”