With a unique blend of anthropology, sociology, and evolutionary biology, “The World Until Yesterday” depicts a way of life that is startlingly different from the way we live today. It debuted in the top three of the New York Times best-seller list. In his latest book, “The World Until Yesterday” (Penguin, 2013), he compares life in modern, industrialised societies with traditional ways of life and argues that traditional societies have much to teach us about conflict resolution, care of elders and children, risk management, multilingualism, and nutrition. Jared is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Guns, Germs and Steel” (Vintage, 1997) and “Collapse” (Penguin, 2005). His ground-breaking research and best-selling books have focused around some of the biggest questions facing mankind, such as why do some societies prosper while others die? What can we learn from the collective history of every human society? Jared’s illuminating speeches show us how we got here, and where we’re going.
Jared Diamond is a scientist and public intellectual in the best sense of the term.
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