How the world really works : a scientist's guide to our past, present, and future
Record details
- ISBN: 0593553179
- ISBN: 9780593553176
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (10 hr., 10 min., 50 sec.)) : digital
remote - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Audio, 2022.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Why do we need this book? -- Understanding energy : fuels and electricity -- Understanding food production : eating fossil fuels -- Understanding our material world : the four pillars of modern civilization -- Understanding globalization : engines, microchips, and beyond -- Understanding risks : from viruses to diets to solar flares -- Understanding the environment : the only biosphere we have -- Understanding the future : between apocalypse and singularity. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Stephen Perring. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive; viewed May 16, 2022). |
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Subject: | Science -- Miscellanea Earth (Planet) World history Science World history Earth (Planet) |
Genre: | Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Trivia and miscellanea. Audiobooks. |