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... and my impress. was that there was a lot of anomalies for which he just pulled explanations out of thin air (to be polite).
Big history is always very speculative, hence why I don't like it so much. Compare to Jared Diamond's theory or big econ's institution model
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So - yeah ... but then, when you add that it was clear that he also has a political agenda, it comes of as motivated reasoning...
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Helmuth used to be a communist, but learning behavioral genetics made him change his mind (40 years ago). So be mindful of polit. accu. ;)
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To be more specific.I find DM more convincing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpapr5C-ams … Y're "cold" Americans so gullible? HM's "India" explanation is thin.
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I don't watch talks etc.
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alternatively ... just read his book.
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I think I rather read another stats textbook. :) Right now reading amusing criticism of economics:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10303367-debunking-economics---revised-and-expanded-edition …
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Apparently, all those cheap shot criticisms of economics are largely true. They do use a large number of ridiculous assumptions.
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Coming from a background with natural sciences... it's always puzzled me why conservation of energy seems not to apply in economics.
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