I’m watching Guns, Germs and Steel on PBS right now. It started at 10 pm here in Eastern Daylight Time land so if you are located on the other side of the Mississippi and have a free hour coming up I’d recommend it. The way it depicts the interaction of humans and the environment is reminiscent of many topics discussed on this very blog. Even if you’ve read the book by Jared Diamond or his related work, Collapse, the program is not simply a summary. And I’ve just been informed that part two will be shown on another night, so I’ll have a little more warning than the two minutes I got tonight when I saw a banner ad online at approximately 9:58 …
