US scientist Jared Diamond believes that the Rapanui people—descendants of Polynesian settlers—wrecked their own environment.

美国科学家贾里德·戴蒙德认为，拉帕努伊人，即波利尼西亚定居者的后代，破坏了他们自己的环境。

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Professor JARED DIAMOND (Geography and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles): It's a pleasure to be with you.

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The brilliant UCLA scholar Jared Diamond has even opined, quite seriously, that what we are seeing is accelerated evolution.

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Shortlisted authors include Jared Diamond, vying for an unprecedented third win, and Vivienne Parry, who has made the cut with her first book.

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