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Peter Turchin is Project Leader at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Research Associate at University of Oxford, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Connecticut. Trained as a theoretical biologist, he is now working in the field of historical social science. Currently his main research effort is directed at coordinating CrisisDB, a massive historical database of societies sliding into a crisis—and then emerging from it.Peter Turchin's new book is “End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration.”
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Writer, political analyst, and co-host of The Muckrake podcast, Jared Yates Sexton takes a hard look at our nation’s history to fully understand these strange and dangerous times in his book "The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis."
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Jim Shepard is the author of seven previous novels, most recently “The Book of Aron” and five story collections, including “Like You'd Understand,…
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When it comes to responding to a modern-day crisis – whether it be a global pandemic, extreme weather event or an attempt to overthrow our democracy –…
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In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, “500-year” storms pummel communities month after month, and…
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Scott Silverstone is an ASU Future of War Fellow at New America and a professor of international relations at the United States Military Academy at West…
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Author Ben Fountain's, "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. The…
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The global advertising industry, the invisible fuel powering media and commerce, is in crisis. Of all the industries impacted by the digital age, few have…
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When the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few believed it was possible. How could the country’s largest…
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Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D., is founder and director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program and a world-renowned expert on conflict resolution. From…