I don't either. I only read reviews of the author's previous book, "Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies", so I was surprised to find him advocating the usual leftist BS. I only enjoyed the history part, not the claptrap advocacy.
I usually enjoy academics' historical and scientific exposition - which I presume they have expertise to enlighten us about. At the same time, I could care less about their politics and their views here are no more sound and indeed should not carry special weight just because they have a Ph.D tag at the end of their name.
"I only enjoyed the history part, not the claptrap advocacy."
Since Jared Diamond is a committed leftist, all the history he presents is filtered through a leftist lens and massaged to support his liberal worldview.
As a doctor, you must realize that genes are much more important than Diamond leads us to believe in his book. Notice that even after the introduction of modern inventions and methods, Africa still lags behind Europe. I am sure Diamond could concoct some complicated theory explaining this, but it would fail the law of parsimony, just like his Guns, Germs, and Steel does not stand up to Occam's razor. But it does make liberals feel better.