[samtheman]

I will read this, but my response to the title is heavy skepticism.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Your response is always healthy actually.
I take the same approach.

[relictele]

'Cliodynamics is a new 'transdisciplinary discipline' that treats history as just another science,' Professor Turchin says.

Translation: he's publishing a book he hopes will become a compulsory text for classes at his school and others and he can live high on the hog for the rest of his days without having to deal with those bratty students.