Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond
Released: September 18, 2010Runtime: —
How could a civilization that mastered the planet suddenly Collapse? Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed", NGC time travels 200 years into the future to see what the world would look like after civilization as we know it collapsed. Guided by author Jared Diamond, we'll piece together the remarkable story of what on earth triggered our decline.
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- Ricardo Agurciaas Self - Archaeologist, Copan Association
- Jared Diamondas Self - Author of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- Jamie Effrosas Narrator
- Daniel Gilbertas Self - Psychologist, Harvard University
- David Gregoryas Self - Drill Operator, Zim Industries
- James Howard Kunstleras Self - Author of The Long Emergency
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Ricardo Agurcia
as Self - Archaeologist, Copan Association
Jared Diamond
as Self - Author of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jamie Effros
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Daniel Gilbert
as Self - Psychologist, Harvard University
David Gregory
as Self - Drill Operator, Zim Industries
James Howard Kunstler
as Self - Author of The Long Emergency
Stephen Lekson
as Self - Archaeologist, University of Colorado, Boulder
Joseph Tainter
as Self - Author of The Collapse of Complex Societies
Malachi Tsoodle Nelson
as Pilrgim
Stuart Woolf
as Self - President, Woolf Farming Company
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