Luke Kemp

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Why do societies collapse? Can history help us better understand the greatest challenges of our time? Cambridge researcher Luke Kemp has studied the rise and fall of hundreds of societies over the past 300,000 years to explore these questions. Based on new insights from history, archaeology, and anthropology, he presents a surprisingly fundamental reinterpretation of world history. He shows that social inequality is one of the main driving forces behind societal collapse—and discusses the implications of this realization for our shared future. Dr. Luke Kemp is the author of Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse (2025) and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) at the University of Cambridge. His research regularly features in international media, including the BBC, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.

Highlights

• Lecture by Dr. Luke Kemp
• Topic: Societal Collapse and Its Causes
• Location: DAI Heidelberg

General Information

Dr. Luke Kemp, a Cambridge researcher, examines the causes of societal collapse over 300,000 years in his lecture. He highlights the role of social inequality and its impact on the future of our societies.

Location

Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany

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