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I'm an anthropologist who works on governance and development problems around the world. Using my experiences I write about how economic processes and human relationships build (or destroy) social systems and the institutions of governance. My name is Bertrand Laurent. You can find me on substack.
The lack of concern shown by many political and business leaders for the planet is appalling and frightening. The ability of #autocrats and #oligarchs to influence so many ill-informed and economically desperate people indicates that education and good governance are urgently needed.
October 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The lack of concern shown by many political and business leaders for the planet is appalling and frightening. The ability of #autocrats and #oligarchs to influence so many ill-informed and economically desperate people indicates that education and good governance are urgently needed.
@literarypearls.bsky.social #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the #Anthropocene as not just a geological bloc of time but as a #tipping_point in our social consciousness and in our coexistence with nature. By #Anthropologist #Bertrand_Laurent, available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
@literarypearls.bsky.social #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the #Anthropocene as not just a geological bloc of time but as a #tipping_point in our social consciousness and in our coexistence with nature. By #Anthropologist #Bertrand_Laurent, available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
#booktok #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the #Anthropocene as not just a #geological bloc of time but as a #tipping_point in social consciousness and in our coexistence with nature. The author is Anthropologist #Bertrand_Laurent. Available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon (ebook and paperback)
October 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
#booktok #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the #Anthropocene as not just a #geological bloc of time but as a #tipping_point in social consciousness and in our coexistence with nature. The author is Anthropologist #Bertrand_Laurent. Available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon (ebook and paperback)
#booktok If you enjoyed #Collapse by Jared Diamond you’ll be entertained & fascinated by #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig?, a big-picture environmental history of social evolution by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent. (Ebook & paperback available at #Barnes & Noble and #Amazon.)
October 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
#booktok If you enjoyed #Collapse by Jared Diamond you’ll be entertained & fascinated by #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig?, a big-picture environmental history of social evolution by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent. (Ebook & paperback available at #Barnes & Noble and #Amazon.)
#Derek_Thompson in #The_Argument, wrote
“I am much more concerned about the decline of thinking people than I am about the rise of thinking machines.”:
“I am much more concerned about the decline of thinking people than I am about the rise of thinking machines.”:
October 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#Derek_Thompson in #The_Argument, wrote
“I am much more concerned about the decline of thinking people than I am about the rise of thinking machines.”:
“I am much more concerned about the decline of thinking people than I am about the rise of thinking machines.”:
I followed some pigs into a rabbit hole and emerged years later … with an incredibly interesting book! open.substack.com/pub/bertrand...
The Anthropology of Blame
An Inquiry into Social Resilience in Five Steps
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I followed some pigs into a rabbit hole and emerged years later … with an incredibly interesting book! open.substack.com/pub/bertrand...
#society#evolution#ethics
#Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the Anthropocene as not just a geological bloc of time but as a turning point in human social consciousness about our coexistence with nature. The book is by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent, available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
#Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the Anthropocene as not just a geological bloc of time but as a turning point in human social consciousness about our coexistence with nature. The book is by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent, available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#society#evolution#ethics
#Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the Anthropocene as not just a geological bloc of time but as a turning point in human social consciousness about our coexistence with nature. The book is by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent, available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
#Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig? defines the Anthropocene as not just a geological bloc of time but as a turning point in human social consciousness about our coexistence with nature. The book is by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent, available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
#booksky If you enjoyed #Why_Nations_Fail and #The_Narrow_Corridor you will be fascinated by #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig?, a big-picture environmental history of human social evolution by Anthropologist #Bertrand_Laurent, available at #Barnes & Noble and #Amazon (ebook and paperback).
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#booksky If you enjoyed #Why_Nations_Fail and #The_Narrow_Corridor you will be fascinated by #Who_Put_the_Devil_Into_the_Pig?, a big-picture environmental history of human social evolution by Anthropologist #Bertrand_Laurent, available at #Barnes & Noble and #Amazon (ebook and paperback).
@realmoralitylab.bsky.social Moral behavior is often defined by “taboos”, which are used to define social or behavioral boundaries. See #Who_Put_The_Devil_Into_the_Pig” a book by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent about how societies have evolved. Find it on Barnes & Noble online.
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@realmoralitylab.bsky.social Moral behavior is often defined by “taboos”, which are used to define social or behavioral boundaries. See #Who_Put_The_Devil_Into_the_Pig” a book by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent about how societies have evolved. Find it on Barnes & Noble online.
@tabooscience.bsky.social Taboos are used to define social or behavioral boundaries. See #Who_Put_The_Devil_Into_the_Pig” a book by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent about how societies have evolved. Find it on Barnes & Noble online.
September 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
@tabooscience.bsky.social Taboos are used to define social or behavioral boundaries. See #Who_Put_The_Devil_Into_the_Pig” a book by Anthropologist Bertrand Laurent about how societies have evolved. Find it on Barnes & Noble online.
The Anthropology of Blame
An Inquiry into Social Resilience in Five Steps
bertrandlaurent.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Blame isn’t just personal. It’s political and structural. See: bertrandlaurent.substack.com/p/the-anthro...
The Anthropology of Blame
An Inquiry into Social Resilience in Five Steps
bertrandlaurent.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Blame isn’t just personal. It’s political and structural. See: bertrandlaurent.substack.com/p/the-anthro...
I just posted my latest Substack article, entitled "The Anthropology of Blame". I hope you find it interesting!
September 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I just posted my latest Substack article, entitled "The Anthropology of Blame". I hope you find it interesting!
@anthropologia.bsky.social You’d probably find the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig” quite interesting. You can find a write-up online by googling that title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance.
August 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@anthropologia.bsky.social You’d probably find the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig” quite interesting. You can find a write-up online by googling that title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance.
@bhimabish.bsky.social great posts! You’d probably find the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig” quite interesting. You can find a write-up online by googling that title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance.
August 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@bhimabish.bsky.social great posts! You’d probably find the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig” quite interesting. You can find a write-up online by googling that title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance.
@hikevent.com Hikers and campers will probably find the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig” quite interesting. You can find a write-up online by googling that title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance.
August 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@hikevent.com Hikers and campers will probably find the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig” quite interesting. You can find a write-up online by googling that title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance.
@epidemiology.bsky.social The origin story about measles is told in the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig”. Very interesting! You can find a write-up about the book online by googling the title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance).
August 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@epidemiology.bsky.social The origin story about measles is told in the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig”. Very interesting! You can find a write-up about the book online by googling the title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance).
@epidemiologistkat.bsky.social I love your posts!A likely origin story about measles is told in the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig”. Very interesting! You can find a write-up online by googling the title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance).
August 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@epidemiologistkat.bsky.social I love your posts!A likely origin story about measles is told in the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig”. Very interesting! You can find a write-up online by googling the title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance).
The origin stories about measles and food taboos are told in the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig”. Very interesting! You can find a write-up about the book online by googling the title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance).
August 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The origin stories about measles and food taboos are told in the book “Who Put the Devil Into the Pig”. Very interesting! You can find a write-up about the book online by googling the title. (It is a non-fiction environmental history about agriculture, society and governance).
See “Substack Navigating Haiti’s Crisis” for serious solutions being discussed today.
August 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
See “Substack Navigating Haiti’s Crisis” for serious solutions being discussed today.
Subscribe free to Bertrand Laurent’s substack. I'm an anthropologist who works on social, governance and development problems around the world. Using my experiences I write about how human relationships build (or destroy) social systems and the institutions of governance.
July 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Subscribe free to Bertrand Laurent’s substack. I'm an anthropologist who works on social, governance and development problems around the world. Using my experiences I write about how human relationships build (or destroy) social systems and the institutions of governance.
Media are asking who are the “ICE agents” behind the masks and why are they masked?
June 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Media are asking who are the “ICE agents” behind the masks and why are they masked?