Oh, hi, it's that lady standing in the rain.

Allie Ward, here's ologies, here's revolutions.

Revolutionology, it is indeed a word.

The word revolution itself dates back hundreds of years coming from the orbit of the planets around the sun.

So revolutions and wheels that spin and things coming back around again.

So let's talk about it with someone who is

recognized globally as one of the leading experts in revolutions and social change. He did his

undergrad, his master's and PhD at Harvard University. He's authored or edited over 20 books,

including Revolutions, a very short introduction, which has a revised second edition

that will link in the show notes. He's published 300 papers, including recent bangers like

classical liberalism versus populism and authoritarianism, the struggle for modern democracy.

And when it comes to asking someone more intelligent than you can fathom how governments rise and fall, he is

the most solid choice. And if you are like, Allison, you better not get any politics in my science

program. I do think that you should leave. It's going to get political. It'll get historical.

There's a lot of weird shit going on, Sunny Boy, and I am a mere cat. I'm standing on a rock.

I am barking until my throat bleeds for all of us to engage in some good old-fashioned pattern recognition. Also, if you want episodes without swear words, you can look for Smologis. S-M-O-L-O-G-I-E-S. They are our spin-off, Kid Safe Show, wherever you get podcasts. also thank you to everyone who submits questions via patreon.com slash ologies and supports a show

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