……罗马人和日耳曼人之间谁更“凶悍”。技术优势在工业化之前很久就存在了：马其顿长矛、波斯弓箭手、罗马方阵。有人读过保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》（The Fates of Nations）吗？推荐一读。尤其是如果你读过《枪炮、病菌与钢铁》的话。http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations
…who's more 'fierce' between the Romans and the Germans. Technological advantage existed long before industrialization: the macedonian pike, the persian archers, the roman phalanx. Has anybody read "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux? Recommended. Especially if you've read Guns, Germs and Steel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations
荐书：保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》（The Fates of Nations）（我在维基百科上建了条目：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations）它改变了我看待世界的方式。人口控制确实是头号大问题。
Book recommendation: "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux (I created notes on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations) It changed how I look at the world. Population control really is the #1 problem.
Have you read "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux? It's a fascinating - and disturbing - book, covering the exact topic you are talking about. But where Colinvaux and myself would disagree with you, is the direction of the cause…
I think this is true. I recently read "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux, which was very interesting. One of his main points was that people are very smart about choosing how many kids to have, and they generally choose to have as many kids as they can…
"Red Queen" is one of my all-time favorite books, up there with "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux. Both instantly and completely changed how I saw the world around me.
……罗马人和日耳曼人之间谁更“凶悍”。技术优势在工业化之前很久就存在了：马其顿长矛、波斯弓箭手、罗马方阵。有人读过保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》（The Fates of Nations）吗？推荐一读。尤其是如果你读过《枪炮、病菌与钢铁》的话。http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations
…who's more 'fierce' between the Romans and the Germans. Technological advantage existed long before industrialization: the macedonian pike, the persian archers, the roman phalanx. Has anybody read "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux? Recommended. Especially if you've read Guns, Germs and Steel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations
荐书：保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》（The Fates of Nations）（我在维基百科上建了条目：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations）它改变了我看待世界的方式。人口控制确实是头号大问题。
Book recommendation: "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux (I created notes on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates_of_Nations) It changed how I look at the world. Population control really is the #1 problem.
你读过保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》吗？这是一本引人入胜——又令人不安——的书，讲的正好就是你聊的这个话题。但在因果方向上，科林沃克斯和我可能会跟你的看法有分歧……
Have you read "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux? It's a fascinating - and disturbing - book, covering the exact topic you are talking about. But where Colinvaux and myself would disagree with you, is the direction of the cause…
我觉得确实是这样。我最近读了保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》，非常有意思。他的核心观点之一是，人们在决定生多少个孩子时是非常精明的，通常都会选择生尽可能多的孩子，直到……
I think this is true. I recently read "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux, which was very interesting. One of his main points was that people are very smart about choosing how many kids to have, and they generally choose to have as many kids as they can…
《红皇后》（Red Queen）是我最喜欢的书之一，和保罗·科林沃克斯的《国家命运》平起平坐。这两本书都立刻且彻底地改变了我看待周围世界的方式。
"Red Queen" is one of my all-time favorite books, up there with "The Fates of Nations" by Paul Colinvaux. Both instantly and completely changed how I saw the world around me.