#745 - Sturla Ellingvåg | Korrupte Lobby-Norge, Epstein-filene, Oslo-avtalen, Blackrock, Vanguard, WEF, Norges Mindreverdighetskompleks

«The Roots of the Vikings» er en populærvitenskapelig gjennomgang av vikingenes opprinnelse og kultur, basert på historisk kildearbeid og genetiske studier. Forfatterne kombinerer arkeologi, DNA-funn og historisk analyse for å spore folkevandringer og kulturelle kontakter i Skandinavia gjennom tusenvis av år. Boken presenteres som en videreutvikling og engelskspråklig versjon av et tidligere verk om norsk historie, med oppdaterte perspektiver og fargeillustrasjoner. Den retter seg både mot et norsk og internasjonalt publikum med slektsinteresse i Skandinavia. Utgivelsen ble lansert via Pangolin forlag og gjort tilgjengelig internasjonalt, blant annet på Amazon og som Kindle-utgave.

This biography transforms our understanding of Stalin as Soviet dictator, Marxist leader, and Russian tsar. Based on groundbreaking research, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals the daily life, family relationships, and the brutal cruelty of Stalin's secret world. The book is praised for its elegant prose, rich detail, and the author's ability to humanize Stalin while highlighting his brutal and chilling nature. It is a masterful and terrifying account that has become a classic of modern history writing.

In 'The Anxious Generation', Jonathan Haidt examines the sudden decline in the mental health of adolescents starting in the early 2010s. He attributes this decline to the shift from a 'play-based childhood' to a 'phone-based childhood', highlighting mechanisms such as sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, and perfectionism that interfere with children’s social and neurological development. Haidt proposes four simple rules to address this issue: no smartphones before high school, no social media before age 16, phone-free schools, and more opportunities for independence, free play, and responsibility. The book offers a clear call to action for parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments to restore a more humane childhood and end the epidemic of mental illness among youth.

This book surveys the history of humankind from the Stone Age to the 21st century, focusing on Homo sapiens. It divides human history into four major parts: the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution, the Unification of Humankind, and the Scientific Revolution. Harari argues that Homo sapiens dominate the world due to their unique ability to cooperate in large numbers through beliefs in imagined realities such as gods, nations, money, and human rights. The book also examines the impact of human activities on the global ecosystem and speculates on the future of humanity, including the potential for genetic engineering and non-organic life.