• #4 The Crop That Scaled Civilization: What If The Potato Never Reached Europe?

  • Feb 9 2025
  • Length: 31 mins
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#4 The Crop That Scaled Civilization: What If The Potato Never Reached Europe?

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  • 📜 Episode Summary:

    Fourth episode. This episode uncovers how one crop scaled entire countries, and led to massive urbanization and population growth; also attempting to find some modern parallels. The Potato King, Potato Vodka & the Irish Famine.


    📚Recommended Reading:

    The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence From A Historical Experiment (Nathan Nunn & Nancy Qian, 2011)


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