Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
by Dan Carlin
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The creator of the wildly popular awardwinning podcast Hardcore History looks at some of the apocalyptic moments from the past as a way to frame the challenges of the future.Do tough times create tougher people Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself Will human Technology, or capabilities ever peak or regress No on...
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