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We have never had as much information at our fingertips as we do today, and most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities that guide our survival and prosperity.
From energy and food production, through globalisation to environmental catastrophe, the book «How the World Really Works» offers much-needed information about the real state of affairs.
Wenceslas Smil is neither a pessimist nor an optimist, he is a scientist – the world's leading expert on energy. His book – is an attempt to explain the important facts about the world, relying on new science including his own exciting research.
When you read it, you will get the answer to the most important question of humanity: «Are we irrevocably doomed or is there a brighter future ahead? »
About the author:
Vaclav Smil — is a Czech-Canadian academic and political analyst, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environment at the University of Manitoba at Winnipez, Canada. His interdisciplinary research interests cover a broad field of energy, environment, nutrition, population, economics, history and public policy.
Why this book is good:
- It is created on the intermediate of different disciplines, and therefore the widest possible picture of the world.
- The author uses facts and figures, thus shifting the focus of how we see our past, present and uncharted future.
- Important analysis of current science and technology, which makes our life in the XXI century possible – scientist's research on what science really does, and what – does not.
