Ornithology of New Guinea
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Ornithology of New Guinea has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Huberman Lab. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Jared DiamondAmerican geographer, historian and author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and "Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings"
Diamond explains that he wants to synthesize his unique data on birds of New Guinea's 10 isolated mountain ranges before the knowledge dies with him.
“If I don't write that up, that knowledge will die with me”
Huberman Lab: What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:15
Diamond argues birds are the easiest animals to study because they rely on sight and sound like humans, so most ecological and evolutionary knowledge was first learned from birds.
“Birds are the easiest of all animals to observe and to understand. Birds operate by the same senses that you and I do”
Huberman Lab: What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:41
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- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
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What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared DiamondHuberman Lab · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 54 min
Andrew Huberman talks with Jared Diamond about his leadership book, Hitler, Truman, religious founders, birds, languages, sports coaching, aging and career advice.