Jared Diamond is a world-renowned scholar who has transcended academic boundaries, spanning fields from physiology to ornithology, evolutionary biology, geography, and anthropology. Often referred to as a modern-day "Leonardo da Vinci," he currently serves as a Professor of Geography at UCLA, presenting vast discourses that pierce through the past, present, and future of human civilization.

In 1998, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his masterpiece, Guns, Germs, and Steel, which scientifically proved that environmental factors?rather than biological differences?shaped the gaps between civilizations. Through subsequent works such as The Third Chimpanzee, Collapse, and The World Until Yesterday, he has consistently analyzed the essence of the crises facing humanity and proposed sharp civilizational strategies to overcome them.

In his more recent work, Upheaval, Diamond focuses on national crisis management. By analyzing how nations cope with existential threats, he established the "12 factors" that allow modern states to turn crisis into opportunity, providing profound inspiration for contemporary society in an era of great transition.

In recognition of these contributions, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has received numerous prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Science. Combining a macro-historical perspective with precise scientific data, his insights provide global leaders with a clear roadmap for survival and a vision for the future.