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From: Intelligence Squared <1 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Jared Diamond On Crisis and Resilience in an Age of Change Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:38:32 +0000 View in browser r r Jared Diamond On Crisis and Resilience in an Age of Change EFTA01032984 Jared Diamond On Crisis and Resilience in an Age of Change ADD TO CALENDAR THURSDAY 30 MAY, 7PM EMMANUEL CENTRE Featuring Jared Diamond and Lindsey Hilsum BUY TICKETS Jared Diamond has been called 'the master storyteller of the human race'. A Pulitzer Prize-winning polymath who speaks 12 languages, his work has drawn on history, geography, economics and anthropology to transform our understanding of how civilisations rise and fall. His landmark global bestseller Guns, Germs and Steel was described by Yuval Noah Harari as 'the book that turned me from a historian of medieval warfare into a student of humankind'. EFTA01032985 Now Diamond comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to mark the publication of his latest book, Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change. He will show how countries as diverse as Japan, Chile, Indonesia and Germany have survived major upheavals in the recent past through a process of self-appraisal and adaptation similar to the ways in which individuals learn to cope with personal trauma. And looking ahead to the future, he will voice his concerns about the potential shift of the United States and other successful countries away from democracy. The lessons of history and the tools of self-knowledge, he will argue, can be applied to any nation at any point to avert catastrophe before it actually strikes. Join us on May 30th and learn from one of the world's greatest intellectuals how both nations and individuals can become more resilient in our troubled times. EFTA01032986 ; ti Jared Diamond Professor of geography at UCLA, whose work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others. His books include the seminal million-copy-bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was named one of Time magazine's best non-fiction books of all time; Collapse, a No. 1 international bestseller; and The World Until Yesterday. EFTA01032987 Chair Lindsey Hilsum Channel 4 News International Editor, who has covered many of the conflicts of recent years including in Syria, Ukraine and the Arab Spring. She has won awards from the Royal Television Society and BAFTA, and her latest book is In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin. EFTA01032988 al This week's podcast EFTA01032989 On The Brink Of A No-Deal Brexit: The Town Hall Debate Britain is now facing one of the biggest constitutional crises in its history. As Brexit looms, Intelligence Squared staged a special town hall meeting with some of the country's most prominent political leaders. We were joined on stage by former Conservative MP and UKIP MP Douglas Carswell; Conservative MP Kenneth Clarke; Director of UK in a Changing Europe Anand Menon; MP for North Antrim for the DUP Ian Paisley Jr; and Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley Jess Phillips. The debate was chaired by the Guardian's Jonathan Freedland. LISTEN NOW EFTA01032990 e: Share Le..,1 Tweet Le: Forward [4.11, Share Become a member Intelligence Squared is proudly supported by its media partner: EFTA01032991 This email was sent to jeevacSgmai tom why did get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Intelligence Squared (UK) Ltd • Newcombe House • 45 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3LO United Kingdom EFTA01032992