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First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Ferndale Library Recommends: Jordan's Worldly Roundup of Non-Fiction

Hello there, readers.I'll tell you this: The last few times Jordan's dropped off his latest mini-stack of recreational reads, I get out a notepad and jot a few titles down. I'm usually checking-out the latest CDs or some irreverent, experimental work ... [Published Ferndale Patch - May 24 2013]

Entities: Bonobo, Ossian Sweet, Bill McKibben

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Are Savages Noble?

Paleofantasy:What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How WeLive , by Marlene Zuk, Norton, 304 pages, $27.95The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from TraditionalSocieties? , by Jared Diamond, Viking, 499 pages, $36Modern anthropological ... [Published REASON Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Jared Diamond, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Hobbes

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Jolly LLB and our stretched moral fibre

I'm watching Jolly LLB (and if you write columns as a profession, you can't just watch anything without the brain firing away and looking for raw material to chew on for future work) and as the movie me-lords its way to the end, where the small town guy ... [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Morality, Jared Diamond, Black Money, Corruption

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

The Poisoned Chalice: Genetic Heritage, Future Demise

Some 150 years ago Charles Darwin enunciated the fundamental truth that underpins our understanding of the evolution of life on earth. Those individuals with the most appropriate genetic adaptations for a particular environment survive at the expense ... [Published Resilience - May 21 2013]

Entities: Charles Darwin, Global Warming/Climate Change, Evolution

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Tennessee Senate

Kane Story Picks Up Press, Goldberg Hangs with The Beautiful People

- Bill Goldberg shared a recent photo of himself hanging out with The Beautiful People on his Twitter account. You can check it out below.- As noted earlier, libertarian magazine Reason reported there were rumors of Glen “Kane” Jacobs running against ... [Published Pro Wrestling News - May 19 2013]

Entities: Bill Goldberg, Glen Jacobs, Eric Bischoff, Tennessee Senate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Survival International

Coke isn’t it

The polymath and Pulitzer Prizewinning author Jared Diamond has produced an enticing tome: “The World Until Yesterday.” He explains that “before 3400 BC there were no states anywhere, and in recent times there have still been areas beyond state control, ... [Published Real Change News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jared Diamond, Guinea Conakry, Stephen Corry, Diabetes, Survival International

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Shameless and impudent

In his famous book “Guns, Germs & Steel," UCLA Professor Jared Diamond said the grammar and vocabulary of the Korean and Japanese languages were 15 percent similar. That linguistic relationship points to a separation from each other about 5,000 years ... [Published Korea Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jared Diamond, Willy Brandt, Japan

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Grapevine: Love at first sight

Somen Debnath bikes around the world with a mission to create awareness about HIV/AIDS.INDIAN CYCLIST Somen Debnath (right) with Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai. Photo: Tal CyklerAlmost every municipality in Israel honors the veteran residents who have made ... [Published Jerusalem Post - May 09 2013]

Entities: Jared Diamond, Jerusalem, Shimon Peres, Israel, Eli Amir

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Scientist illuminates worth of traditional societies today

Modern societies may have developed powerful political governments and more advanced technologies, but at the same time valuable wisdom and lessons accumulated through human history often become a forgotten past.Drawing on his decades-long career of extensive ... [Published Japan Times - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jared Diamond, Illuminance, Guinea Conakry, Biology

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Collapse of an Empire: Why America Fell So Far … So Fast

All Empires Crash Soon After They Reach Their PeakRegion: USATheme: Global EconomyThomas Edison said, “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” And because I love my country, I frequently criticize America’s shortcomings in the hopes of making her ... [Published Global Research - May 07 2013]

Entities: Apathy, Jared Diamond, Marc Faber

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Lewis Lapham: !Kung Babies Likely Happier than Your Baby

Many experts in the west advise parents that a baby who gets picked up too quickly when it cries will be “spoiled.” The infant also needs to learn to sleep on its own in a separate room and eat on schedule.(To listen to the podcast, click here.)By contrast, ... [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]

Entities: Lewis Lapham, Jared Diamond, UCLA, PHOTOGRAPHER

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Diamond talks society and the elderly

Alyssa Casas, Staff Writer | 0 commentsThe latest speaker in Cal Poly Pomona’s Kellogg Distinguished Public Lecture Series: Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of geography at UCLA, Jared Diamond, spoke to the campus community Thursday nigh ... [Published Poly Post - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Jared Diamond, Tribe, Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service, Landscape Architecture

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Ferndale Library Recommends: Jordan's Worldly R... [Published Ferndale Patch - May 24 2013]
Are Savages Noble? [Published REASON Online - May 22 2013]
Ronald Bailey: Are Savages Noble? [Published REASON Online - May 22 2013]
Jolly LLB and our stretched moral fibre [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]
The Poisoned Chalice: Genetic Heritage, Future ... [Published Resilience - May 21 2013]
Kane Story Picks Up Press, Goldberg Hangs with ... [Published Pro Wrestling News - May 19 2013]
Coke isn’t it [Published Real Change News - May 16 2013]
Shameless and impudent [Published Korea Times - May 16 2013]
Governance in the Long Emergency [Published Resilience - May 14 2013]
Grapevine: Love at first sight [Published Jerusalem Post - May 09 2013]
After the Floods [Published Metropolis Magazine - May 09 2013]
All Empires Crash Soon After They Reach Their Peak [Published The Big Picture Blog - May 09 2013]
Scientist illuminates worth of traditional soci... [Published Japan Times - May 08 2013]
Geronimo: A suggested reading for election winners [Published Sun Star Network - May 08 2013]
Lewis Thomas Prize to be awarded to Kay Redfiel... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 07 2013]
Collapse of an Empire: Why America Fell So Far ... [Published Global Research - May 07 2013]
The end of the world as we know it? [Published Green Times South Africa - May 07 2013]
Stars all a Twitter at TEDx 2013 [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 05 2013]
Lewis Lapham: !Kung Babies Likely Happier than ... [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]
Thomas Sowell’s Genetic Fallacies [Published American Conservative - May 01 2013]
Diamond talks society and the elderly [Published Poly Post - Apr 30 2013]
Beware Bait and Switching WP Engine! A Case Stu... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 23 2013]
Entering a Resource-Shock World [Published Peak Oil - Apr 22 2013]
Michael T. Klare: Entering a Resource-Shock Wor... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 22 2013]
Only the scavengers will survive [Published Hindustan Times - Apr 21 2013]
Lynn Aase: Kool April Nites celebrates disaster [Published Record Searchlight - Apr 19 2013]
Earth Day in and around Healdsburg [Published Healdsburg Patch - Apr 19 2013]
Like a Diamond [Published Bohemian - Apr 18 2013]
GRANTHAM: Capitalism Is Great, But It Assigns N... [Published Business Insider - Apr 17 2013]
GRANTHAM: Capitalism Is Great, But It Assigns N... [Published Clusterstock - Apr 17 2013]

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All Empires Crash Soon After They Reach Their Peak [Published The Big Picture Blog - May 09 2013] Why America Fell So Far … So Fast Thomas Edison said, “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” And because I love my country, I frequently criticize America’s shortcomings in the hopes of making her better. But the truth is that the United States ...
Beware Bait and Switching WP Engine! A Case Stu... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 23 2013] One of my side projects is keeping tabs on devolution, which I first discussed in January in Devolution: Welcome to the World Where Things Don’t Work Well . The essence of the idea: It’s become fashionable to discuss the creeping decay in advanced ...
Michael T. Klare: Entering a Resource-Shock Wor... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 22 2013] By Michael T. Klare, professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and the author of The Race for What’s Left . Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the U.S. intelligence community, ...
GRANTHAM: Capitalism Is Great, But It Assigns N... [Published Clusterstock - Apr 17 2013] Yesterday, I posted part one of the transcript from my Saturday Guardian interview with Jeremy Grantham , the environmental philanthropist and the legendary fund manager. Here's part two... Jeremy Grantham on what first led him to engage ...
Jeremy Grantham on how to feed the world and wh... [Published Environment: Environment blog \| guardian.co.uk - Apr 16 2013] The co-founder of investment group GMO on what books he's reading and why he wants to fund 'avant garde' farming Yesterday, I posted part one of the transcript from my Saturday Guardian interview with Jeremy Grantham, the environmental philanthropist ...

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MLB Opening Day: A Down Year for New York? [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Apr 01 2013]
South Korea to Bolster Missile Defense [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Apr 01 2013]
VIDEO: Meet the Author: Jared Diamond [Published BBC News Video - Entertainment and Arts - Jan 31 2013]
AUDIO: Attitudes of our ancient ancestors [Published BBC News Video - Science and Environment - Jan 07 2013]
Nets Lose Patience With Avery Johnson [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Dec 28 2012]