All human societies go through fads in which they temporarily either adopt practices of little use or else abandon practices of considerable use. Jared Diamond abandonadoptconsiderable Change image and share on social
Some people have much more pull than other people. But when I say that the public has ultimate responsibility, I'm not saying it in a moral sense. I'm just saying it in the sense of what is it that's really going to bring change. Jared Diamond bringchangemoral share on social
Take air quality in the United States today: It's about 30 percent better than it was 25 years ago, even though there are now more people driving more cars. Jared Diamond agoaircar Change image and share on social
We're uncomfortable about considering history as a science. It's classified as a social science, which is considered not quite scientific. Jared Diamond classifyconsiderhistory Change image and share on social
Australia is the most isolated continent. Jared Diamond australiacontinentisolate Change image and share on social
Technology has to be invented or adopted. Jared Diamond adoptinventtechnology Change image and share on social
The broadest pattern of history - namely, the differences between human societies on different continents - seems to me to be attributable to differences among continental environments, and not to biological differences among peoples themselves. Jared Diamond attributablebiologicalbroad share on social
Federal elections happen every two years in this country. Presidential elections every four years. And four years just isn't long enough to dismantle all the environmental laws we've got in this country. Jared Diamond countrydismantleelection share on social
I'd rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I call my fun. Jared Diamond callfunleisure Change image and share on social
Infectious diseases introduced with Europeans, like smallpox and measles, spread from one Indian tribe to another, far in advance of Europeans themselves, and killed an estimated 95% of the New World's Indian population. Jared Diamond advancediseaseestimate share on social
