I often think about this.

Fabulous map

STOP COMPETITIVE AI GROWTH. That is how AI will destroy the world as we know it. Not following some dumb robot overtake plot. Those kinds of narratives are silly smokescreens.

I'm seeing lots of posts about "the farmers doing this to themselves", or "not yet feeling the squeeze" but in truth, every American depends upon these farmers. In that sense, these farmers did it to every Americans. The double blow of no work force and tariffs may cause a US famine.

This was one of my all-time favourite. As an anthropologist, it's always amazing to hear our perspective portrayed in the media. As I was fully hoping she'd recommend Graeber's Debt, I was elated to hear her recommend it as part of your 3-books bit. Congrats on a fabulous episode, Mr. Klein.

A very timeline pod drop.

The feedback I get on BSKY is simply mind-blowing. I must be doing this like a pro. 😆

Looking forward to being able to read this one in Canada. I'm wrapping up Podany's "Weavers, Scribes, and Kings", and I'm officially hooked on Mesopotamian epigraphy. The contrast in the records that we have for the Maya world are fascinating.

Regime changes, as liminal periods, are fraught with surprises and dangers.

My 4 y'o daughter is a fan.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

Such an exciting time! Our second girl fell in love with the strategy and rapidly decreased her milk intake. Kidney beans rapidly became a favorite.

Spoiler: they only found the cave's shadow.