Understanding population cycles

May 28, 2023

We are working with the international bestseller Prof. Peter Turchin to understand the social conditions that lead to the boom and bust of societies. This article from The Guardian discusses Prof. Turchin’s approach to identifying factors contributing to the collapse of societies and, thereby, predicting and mitigating future collapses.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/28/end-times-by-peter-turchin-review-elites-counter-elites-and-path-of-political-disintegration-can-we-identify-cyclical-trends-in-narrative-of-human-hope-and-failure