The Wizard and the Prophet
The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C. Mann is a 2018 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Charles C. Mann, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion?" (2018), 3.1M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published the same year as the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 2nd of 2 books by Charles C. Mann on Books Worth Reading (1986–2018), by publication year.
- Edition: Picador, 2018 · 616 pages
The paired TED talk
How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion? (2018), the TED talk by Charles C. Mann.
From the publisher
Presents two influential scientists, William Vogt (1902-1968), and Norman Borlaug (1914-2009), whose diametrically opposed views shaped modern understandings about the environment and related public policies.