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Material World
- A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future
- Narrated by: Ed Conway
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future.
These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving medicines. But most of us take them completely for granted.
In Material World, Ed Conway travels the globe - from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe, to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan, to the eerie green pools where lithium originates - to uncover a secret world we rarely see. Revealing the true marvel of these substances, he follows the mind-boggling journeys, miraculous processes and little-known companies that turn the raw materials we all need into products of astonishing complexity.
As we wrestle with climate change, energy crises and the threat of new global conflict, Conway shows why these substances matter more than ever before, and how the hidden battle to control them will shape our geopolitical future. This is the story of civilisation - our ambitions and glory, innovations and appetites - from a new perspective: literally from the ground up.
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- Pixel3a User
- 30-09-23
Exceptional book
It’s always nice to understand the details behind various critical supply chains that govern our daily lives. The author does a good job of narrating the stories of critical elements without which we can’t survive. By making us aware of the complexity & fragility of the global supply chain perhaps we will educate ourselves more about the things we use and perhaps we can hope to make sustainable choices and reduce wastefulness.
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- Guru S A
- 24-12-23
fascinating story telling
fascinating story telling, author takes the listener through the history and into the future with ease
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- Shikher
- 29-02-24
Absolutely new stories and unknown arena. Thank You
I knew so little about the material world. Really refreshing listen. The story narration is excellent, thank you for this amazing book.
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