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American Downfall: Cultural evolution, Peter Turchin, and the return of history

The Insight by Neeraj Rao

Jun 3, 202001:24:33Science & Medicine

Spencer and Razib discuss current events in the context of cultural evolution. The history of decline, the American "Empire", and Peter Turchin's thoughts on social disorder

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