Charles C. Mann - Americas Before Columbus & Scientific Wizardry

Charles C. Mann is the author of my favorite history books, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059">1491: New Revelations of America before Columbus</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/1493-Uncovering-World-Columbus-Created/dp/0307278247/ref=d_pd_sbs_sccl_2_1/131-2045401-0836407?pd_rd_w=AGLeO&#38;content-id=amzn1.sym.3676f086-9496-4fd7-8490-77cf7f43f846&#38;pf_rd_p=3676f086-9496-4fd7-8490-77cf7f43f846&#38;pf_rd_r=Y1P2KKKZS75TM3R9K7G3&#38;pd_rd_wg=4hTpK&#38;pd_rd_r=5ca0510e-42a6-436f-9d09-244f18dfaf5b&#38;pd_rd_i=0307278247&#38;psc=1">1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Prophet-Remarkable-Scientists-Tomorrows/dp/0307961699">The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World</a>. <br/><br/>We discuss why Native American civilizations collapsed, why he disagrees with Will MacAskill about longtermism, why there aren’t any successful slave revolts, how Bitcoin is like the Chinese Silver Trade, & how geoengineering can help us solve climate change.<br/>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/1Z35PqPQU2M">YouTube.</a> Listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://apple.co/3RJ8uKF">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1no6TFCxNICqQc1SgxQyKP?si=6ael2kOITt-HXn9bXxoYXw">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/charles-mann">here</a>. <br/><br/><strong><em>If you end up enjoying this episode, I would be super grateful if you shared it. Post it on Twitter, send it to your friends & group-chats, and throw it up on any relevant subreddits & forums you follow. Can’t exaggerate how much it helps a small podcast like mine.</em></strong><br/><br/>Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Vernon3Austin">Charles Mann on Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://t