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A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

If you haven’t heard about Sid Meier’s Civilization, now’s as good a time as any to start — this iconic turn-by-turn strategy game has been around since 1991, and has sold 40 million copies. What’s ...

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The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many explanations point to fertile soil, farming, and trade networks as the engines of ...

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