Jared Diamond – How Societies Fail-And Sometimes Succeed – Long Now Foundation

Jared Diamon is a captivating and articulate speaker whose are ideas are a type of common sense that just makes sense, even without the countless hours of research. From the description:

Jared Diamond articulately spelled out how his best-selling book, COLLAPSE, took shape.

Unreported World – Brazil Slum Warfare

An interesting corollary with the Paulo Lins novel and fillm adaptation, City of God.

Channel 4’s remarkable series captures the angst and danger of one of Rio’s most notorious favelas, Manguinhos. Harrowing TV.