Numbers don't lie: 71 things you need to know about the world

By:

Smil, Vaclav

Publication details: Penguin Books, 2021. London:Description: xv, 365p.: ill.; pbk; 21cmISBN:

9780241989692

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

909 SMI

Summary: From the author of How the World Really Works, an essential guide to understanding how numbers reveal the true state of our world–exploring a wide range of topics including energy, the environment, technology, transportation, and food production. Vaclav Smil’s mission is to make facts matter. An environmental scientist, policy analyst, and a hugely prolific author, he is Bill Gates’ go-to guy for making sense of our world. In Numbers Don’t Lie, Smil answers questions such as: What’s worse for the environment–your car or your phone? How much do the world’s cows weigh (and what does it matter)? And what makes people happy? https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/663649/numbers-dont-lie-by-vaclav-smil/

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Includes index and references

From the author of How the World Really Works, an essential guide to understanding how numbers reveal the true state of our world–exploring a wide range of topics including energy, the environment, technology, transportation, and food production.

Vaclav Smil’s mission is to make facts matter. An environmental scientist, policy analyst, and a hugely prolific author, he is Bill Gates’ go-to guy for making sense of our world. In Numbers Don’t Lie, Smil answers questions such as: What’s worse for the environment–your car or your phone? How much do the world’s cows weigh (and what does it matter)? And what makes people happy?

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/663649/numbers-dont-lie-by-vaclav-smil/

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