"I've set myself the modest task of trying to explain the broad pattern of human history, on all the continents, for the last 13,000 years," says Jared Diamond, author of the deeply provocative books Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), Collapse (2005), and The World Until Yesterday (2012) that span geography, anthropology, and ecology. I'm honored that tomorrow (Friday, 11/8) I'll have the opportunity to interview Diamond on stage at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco! The event starts at noon and the JCCSF has kindly provided us with the special code BOING that will give you a 50% discount on tickets. I hope to see you there! "Jared Diamond with Boing Boing's David Pescovitz"