Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World by Vaclav Smil Paperback Book

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Rent Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World

Author: Vaclav Smil

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: May 2021

Genre: Science - Philosophy & Social Aspects

Retail Price: $19.00

Pages: 384

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Vaclav Smil is on a mission to make facts matter. From data bout our societies and populations, through measures of the fuels and foods that energize them, to the impact of transportation and inventions on our modern world-and how all of this affects the planet itself-in Numbers Don't Lie, Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge conventional thinking. He answers questions such as: What's worse for the environment-you car or your phone? How much do the world's cows weigh (and what does it matter)? And what makes people happy? Packed with fascinating information and memorable examples, Numbers Don't Lie reveals how the US is leading a rising worldwide trend in chicken consumption, that vaccination yields the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren't as great as we think (yet). Urgent and essential, with a mix of science, history, and wit, Numbers Don't Lie inspires readers to interrogate what they take to be true.

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