The Third Chimpanzee | Jared Diamond | Talks at Google

We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival.
What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize--winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world...and the means to irrevocably destroy it.

[@Sailright21]

This man is a legend. His books are among the best I have ever read. Thankyou.

[@Sk8orNoJESUSorDie]

Þtþþþga

[@nickc3856]

His books are nonsense and have been thoroughly debunked but go off

[@orobleh77]

He is great researcher and scientist. I watched several times his documentary on:"Guns, Germs and Steel". Brilliant and decent man.

[@nesa1126]

read a book. trust me.

[@williamjameslehy1341]

Brilliant, brilliant man. It was Jared Diamond's books that first made me really get a sense of the world. I know that's hopelessly vague but he handles such a breadth of subjects it's fitting. I credit him with my lifelong interests in evolutionary biology and in archaeology.

[@justgivemethetruth954]

Jared Diamond is like the anthropological Carl Sagan! What I like is his thinking process and he models thinking about things for the reader.

[@hellolin324]

Chapter 5, History's Haves and Have-Nots in Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel really confirmed so much of my questions, it really is that good

[@highjenks3d]

Jacob Hoss I agree guns germs and steel changed me permanently I've never looked at the world and the things it the same way

[@nickc3856]

Jared Diamond is a hack and his works have been thoroughly debunked since you posted this comment. Sad!

[@tomspike4423]

Love this guys work.

[@viviendomisabatico1587]

Marvellous!

[@FreedomIsNeverEverFree]

I don't understand the history until reading the book "guns germs and steel".

[@migrantchick]

Thank you. I'm a big fan of Jared Diamond.

[@ConservativeAnthem]

OK...so how much do you weigh?!!

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

The original was what I kept on my desk at school for 'free reading' time when I was 10. Great stuff!

[@priyanks91]

Finished the 3rd chimpanzee today (2023) and man, i just can't stop listening to him talk. Wish I could witness his greatness in person

[@moimeme35]

Mr Diamond for Nobel Prize! Racism is a plague, as we have seen until recently, and it arises from a condescending look on the other. This is why I am launching a petition to propose Jared Diamond to the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. His books restore their dignity to a number of civilizations, including the last hunter-gatherers still existing, which he frequented for years. One of his books particularly "kills" racism: "Inequality among men". I suggest that you sign this petition on @t @t

[@LambertBowden56]

Jesus Jared, I suck at tech and I have very little motivation to learn it... But the origins of man himself is far more fascinating than my stupid phone.

[@fhoofe3245]

25:00 the problem with voting is the massive effects of lobbying and special-interest groups - from Presidential to local, voting really doesn't matter in the sense that only certain candidates get media attention in a time when the majority of the USA still watches mainstream media.

[@rafavf8839]

Obrigado, sou um admirador do trabalho de Jared Diamond.

[@vgrof2315]

Am very pleased to hear this man speak after having read a couple of his books. Thank you.

[@profbri.02]

The whole talk is why he wrote a young person's version of his book, it's not about the book itself. Laaame!

[@busterbiloxi3833]

His combover is under more control now.

[@KasirRham]

The variety of his interest and insight is pretty amazing.

[@SimoneCarp]

Couple these reflections with Sapolsky's and Pinker's and you get a decent amount of information about the world and how humanity is going to manage it. About Diamond's concerns about the future. There's a lot of disparity, yes, but the first derivative is decisively negative. So goes with rates of pollution, raw materials usage, violence.

[@govindagovindaji4662]

Hi. Can you kindly give me simple (as possible, ha ha) reference as to what "first derivative" means in the sense or context that you are using it? Thanks.

[@canilernproto3018]

Couldn't agree more. I have yet to read Pinker but Sapolsky and Diamond are foundational for me to say the least.

[@SimoneCarp]

@@govindagovindaji4662 a first derivative in mathematics is the slope of a variable (implicitly I meant the trend of disparity, pollution, crime, etcetera... but I guess I could have made it easier to understand 😋).

[@SimoneCarp]

@@canilernproto3018 inspirational by giving you access to fact-grounded theories, further authors and books, that's what makes them great 👍

[@govindagovindaji4662]

Thank you @Simone Carpentieri So then, first derivative being "decisively negative" means it gets worse?

[@govindagovindaji4662]

103:00 thereabouts. Kudos to last two men at the mic~! Mr. Diamond wasn't quick enough though to realize he would likely find leads to some interesting data to pursue his findings of patterns should he read the book suggested. And yes, "profitable solutions" ~ so much in green energy goes that way~! I have a feeling though that Walmart & Tysons (both headquarters/origins are in the same part of country) collaborated on those chickens (-: and I doubt the outcome was profitable for the chickens~!

[@peterfrance7489]

2% difference in DNA is by no means the complete explanation of the gulf between Man and Chimp. See Michael Levin.

[@michaelwoodsmccausland5633]

It’s always worth being around

[@phillipjackson101]

AwEsOmE guy, very interesting 🙂

[@canadiannuclearman]

The good follow up on this video is Hanz Rosling videos on population and health.

[@MrSvenovitch]

That liar has not been breathing anymore since a few years now...

[@guillatra]

21:27 "In german it takes about 30% more text to say something, than in english."

[@sydneymorey6059]

Love reading the comments, they cover all my thoughts and more. Well done KZbin. Cheers SBM

[@michaelwoodsmccausland5633]

The Fox P2 Gene

[@tiego83]

Legendas em português, já!

[@bobaldo2339]

"Why was it Europeans that expanded around the world?" I guess he is referring to the age of colonization? Otherwise, I can't imagine what he is thinking! Europe was settled quite late by our modern species, compared to Asia and Australia (for instance), and by the same people who left Africa and actually did expand around the world.

[@yonatancruz2761]

Why was Europeans expanded the world? " Go you therefore, and COLONIZE all nations, and christianize them in the name of the X, the Y, and the Z "

[@user-ny3lr7sz7j]

Vote...? Difficult to chose between these crooks !

[@MrPfsantos]

So you need money to fix the environment! Money is, in great extent, the transformation of natural resources in economy, and he wants to convince me that the causer of the problem is the solution of it. I admire him in many things but regarding the ecological issue, either he is being naive or dishonest. Or he is just being like me when I talk with my young niece. I try to sugar coat the pill in order to not depress her. Bottom line is this: nobody presented a solution without major changes in our life, and I don't believe that people will accept that willingly. So it will have to be by force , and that will be the end of democracy. Either way, the future is bleak.

[@Tsnore]

Good talk especially the Q and A. But Jared is off base when he answered a question by throwing in the intimation that poverty primarily drives terrorism. The facts and analyses don't bear that out.

[@Anarkayy]

+Tsnore the united states is the biggest terrorist state in the world and is obviously wealthy so i suppose you could cite the us as a counter evidence, however there is a huge correlation between discord/poverty and extremism.

[@1mtstewart]

+Tsnore your facts are in dispute.

[@CooNooTimeAgeThoughT]

The last scholar-like questioner stood up quickly after closing session so that he got Diamond's autogragh in the 1st place??

[@internet_]

This my landlord??

[@wagnerraymondreyesalvarez5570]

❤

[@citizenschallengeYT]

Sure made a big deal about the 2% DNA difference. But, I think it's an example of asking a bad question, so any answers will be inadequate. There's much yet to understand about the process of DNA and its final expression in an organism. Very subtle changes can have incredible outward consequences. Getting a feel for what makes us different from animals will take much much more information and a different perspective. This 2% amazement is the equivalent of looking at a post card. It's a shame Jared spent more time discussing himself than the book itself. Not that I'm knocking it, he's an interesting guy, but I dropped in to hear about the book. :-\ I myself believe a required first step is fully confronting and appreciating the difference between our "Human Mindscape" and "Physical Reality" we exist in for 'our' few years. It brings one to some sobering realizations - before we go off searching for our answers. }Too many seem unaware of how much they have been trapped by their ego's. Creates an unspoken unrecognized impulse to think our thoughts are the reality, instead of simply our striving to understand. I believe it does make a difference.} ps, citizenschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/08/key-to-nonoverlapping-magisterium.html

[@dan6506]

47:25 Actually 9/11 was carried out by very rich people from a wealthy country.

[@phillipstruble3615]

I would like to ask his opinion on ego. No assumption please... just opinion.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

What's with the fanny pack at his waist? He looks like an American tourist in Europe..

[@MrSvenovitch]

"My sons will be 63 in 2050." I once knew someone who thought like this. He buried his son 3 years before he died himself.

[@qwertyqart]

why don't German friends just a get an ebook reader instead :)

[@alexds8452]

Verbose, but definitely brilliant. Love how he takes a scientific approach to his study of comparative history. Been active with Earth Corps & ecological efforts since JHS & I donate both time & money to 1. environment & 2. education, but am not holding my breath.

[@michaelwoodsmccausland5633]

Children change your view

[@michaelwoodsmccausland5633]

The Result of DNA modification

[@pfhastie]

Why is he carrying a bum bag?

[@CK-jd1kf]

Maybe for his medical problem?

[@deadsparrow28]

It's a ticket punch machine. He sells tickets to his talks.

[@NEMO-NEMO]

Irrelevant ...

[@thekaxmax]

It's actually around his neck. It's an equipment bag.

[@GaryAskwith1in5]

Scottish background, it's a modern Sporran.

[@fhoofe3245]

this was not a talk about anything educational, he just said "i have a new book" and then said young people should be activists for climate/social stuff. then answered questions 32:30 onward - wouldn't recommend this video

[@davecampbell7493]

20 minutes in and yet to reveal the contents of the book. Lost interest.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

I dunno, everyone seems to think he's some sort of genius, but I find him quite dull. {:-:-:}

[@HkFinn83]

He wrote a very accessible book that claims to teach people a stupendous amount with very little knowledge or effort required. You can see why it’s popular.

[@fj2876]

why can socialism analogue homogenetic protectionism

[@S.Sarajlic]

Politically correct.

[@vladalexe3503]

Did he come to talk about his books and kids or anything else? He may know something but I think people make too big of a deal out of him

[@PaulMorrisseyIRL]

Did you watch beyond 7 minutes?

[@zzergg8188]

I can barely get through the first chapter of this book. "...or whenever taxonomists from Outer Space visit Earth to inventory its inhabitants, they will unhesitatingly adopt the new classification" (p 25). Seriously? Oh what else will outer space taxonomists unhesitatingly adopt? "As one possibility, they may have routinely used their teeth as vices grip objects, like my baby sons, who gripped their milk bottles in their teeth and ran around with their hands free" (p 42). What kind of scientist takes this type of assumptive liberty? Conservationism and social engineering have zero place in science. It pollutes the water on the assumption/error that morality is stagnant. The Nazis thought their morality was of the highest order and used social/biological sciences to justify their morality. The English and their only the strong will survive economic/social policies believed their morality was of the highest order and they used social/biological sciences to justify their morality. This man, Jared Diamond, uses science to justify his morality and with it he creates error and illusion. How can we, as humans, ever dream of getting to the truth when we keep injecting "humanity/morality" into our journey? Morality is relative. Anthropology must be a mirror in which humankind can look upon to see simply itself; a self awareness. This man and people like him are a wasteful pit stop on our journey.

[@Blakdog333]

vote for who? fixed game Jared!

[@annalejandro1]

Why does this man pace so much? Sorry I get visual vertigo/nausea. What is his medical problem?

[@qhsperson]

Ann Alejandro Ever do any teaching/lecturing? It's hard as hell on your feet and legs if you try to stand in one spot for any length of time. The older you get, the harder it gets.

[@raylsoncarlos]

Socialism, socialism, socialism... Seriously?

[@James-gk8ip]

We have altruistic instincts to protect the population.

[@johnbatson8779]

He is a nice guy but for a guy who teaches geography his understanding of geodetics is practically zero.

[@eurotrucking7214]

6 min intro was too much for me. I’m out!

[@ipdavid1043]

one fact, and one false: fact: he knows a lot about evolutions..false..he does not know anything about Sun spot that affects our Earth temperature...global warming in cyclical period...oh...I thought I saw Stephen King?? at 37min...

[@James-gk8ip]

You really aren't making an effort to read real scientific literature.

[@jbeastist]

guys joke new age crap

[@Halargus]

This guy has been completely discredited. His book Guns, Germs, and Steel was a laughingstock.

[@1mtstewart]

+Harry Argus try again.

[@1mtstewart]

+ThreshPrinceOfBelAir discredited by whom?

[@1mtstewart]

Probably, hasnt read a book in a while...

[@michaelsheley158]

I read the book about a decade ago and thought it was one of the best non-fiction books I've read. Everything I've read in the field since supports his work. Mr Angus is confusing him and his book with someone else.

[@johnweaver3600]

Mr. Argus is sadly a fool. Or just a troll. Maybe both?

[@toddjohnson2190]

Thanks old timer, you can go home and lecture your cat now.

[@ConservativeAnthem]

lol

[@howardwhite1507]

100% a fan until he started drooling about climate change..... I am hoping he recovers his mind and moves to something relevant.