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Chris Martenson is an economic researcher and futurist who co-founded Peak Prosperity and created "The Crash Course," a documentary analyzing the economy, energy, and environment. He holds a PhD in pathology from Duke University and an MBA in finance from Cornell, and became known for early warnings about the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.