One anthropologist who has studied the collapse of human civilizations is Joseph Tainter. This podcast interview and youtube interview covers Tainter's research

One anthropologist who has studied the collapse of human civilizations is Joseph Tainter. This podcast interview and youtube interview covers Tainter's research and perspectives. Both interviews are pre-pandemic and Tainter's concerns about globalization (the reliance on semiconductors largely made by TSMC in Taiwan or the reliance on the global sea shipping system) are now our everyday reality. omega tau science & engineering podcast - 184 - Societal Complexity and Collapse https://omegataupodcast.net/184-societal-complexity-and-collapse/ https://omegataupodcast.net/184-societal-complexity-and-coll... Joseph Tainter on The Dynamics of the Collapse of Human Civilization [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT9V3WQiNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsT9V3WQiNA