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Jared Diamond is a renowned scientist, geographer, historian, and bestselling author. He earned a BA from Harvard University and a PhD in physiology from the University of Cambridge. He is a professor of geography at UCLA, with expertise spanning evolutionary biology, ornithology, biogeography, and environmental science. Diamond rose to international fame with his Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Guns, Germs, and Steel” (1997), which explains how environmental and geographic factors shaped the fates of human societies. Other major works include “The Third Chimpanzee” (1992), “Collapse” (2005), “The World Until Yesterday” (2012), and “Upheaval” (2019). His books, translated into dozens of languages, blend science, history, and anthropology. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and recipient of the National Medal of Science, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential popular science writers of our time.