Charles Mann, author of 1491, about the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, revisits the Americas afterward. The author reports on the European voyages that followed and the…
5,779 viewsCharles Mann, The Wizard and the Prophet, and Andrew Revkin, Weather: An Illustrated History, talked about climate change and the history of weather. This event was part of the Virginia Fest…
445 viewsCharles Mann described the life and careers of Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, scientists on opposing sides who influenced modern ideas of the environment and the future survival of humanit…
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