Team Member Spotlight: Guicho
5 Things I Love About Guatemala
From the the diversity of the people and the environment, to the celebrations, to the bursting volcanoes, and oh of course, the archeology, what’s not to love about Guatemala?
Hypercoherence: The British Airways IT Failure
On May 27th British Airways experienced a simple power supply failure that caused cancellation of all flights worldwide and the closing of Heathrow and Gatwick airports and leaving thousands stranded Continue reading “Hypercoherence: The British Airways IT Failure”
Mike Pesca of Slate’s The Gist interviews Arthur
The Gist: Don’t Mind Us, We’re Just Collapsing – Slate
Arthur Demarest talks with Mike Pesca of Slate about the strengths of our civilizations and the signs of impending collapse.
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Odd Lots Interview with Arthur Demarest of VU
Odd Lots: Here Are the Signs That a Civilization Is About to Collapse
Arthur Demarest of VU talks about common threads between civilizations in collapse with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg‘s Odd Lots. Continue reading “Odd Lots Interview with Arthur Demarest of VU”
Arthur Demarest of VU Interviewed by WIRED Magazine
Learn Some Lessons from Ancient Civilizations when Sarah Zhang of WIRED Magazine interviews Arthur Demarest of VU.
This WIRED article is short and sweet – only one paragraph long, but it really says a lot. Continue reading “Arthur Demarest of VU Interviewed by WIRED Magazine”
On Indiana Jones and Running a Large Archaeological Dig
Another great casual call with Dr. Arthur Demarest. Ever wonder what it is like to be in charge of running a large archaeological dig? In this short audio, Arthur tells us where the Indiana Jones movies Continue reading “On Indiana Jones and Running a Large Archaeological Dig”
A Casual Conversation on Collapse and Civilizations Today
Note from C –
So we are working late and the dictation is done, but I kept the recording going. Dr. Demarest was talking about a manuscript he had been asked to review and comment on. All of a sudden he launches into one of his conversations where he talks about the collapse and civilizations today.
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Cancuen and Research on Mayan Collapse
Most of the 36 continuous large scale, multidisciplinary Vanderbilt University projects have investigated previously unknown regions and have produced PhD dissertations and launched the careers of Continue reading “Cancuen and Research on Mayan Collapse”
What I Love About Guatemala…
Note from C –
I was chatting with Arthur on the phone one day and I asked him what he loved about Guatemala. He was a bit in a rambling mood and I captured it for the website. Continue reading “What I Love About Guatemala…”