Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices.

Jared Diamond is an American geographer, historian, anthropologist, ornithologist, and author best known for his popular science books on a wide variety of topics. Originally trained in biochemistry and physiology, Diamond is known for drawing from a large swath of fields, including anthropology, ecology, history, geography, socio/political movements and evolutionary biology, often interwoven with a psychological lens.