Numbers Don't Lie
Vaclav Smil is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba. He has written nearly forty books, including How the World Really Works, on issues such as energy, environmental and population change, food production and nutrition, technical innovation, risk assessment, and public policy. He is a member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Numbers Don't Lie is a vital guide to understanding how statistics reflect the true state of our world, from the author of How the World Really Works, and covers a wide range of themes such as energy, the environment, technology, transportation, and food production.
The objective of Vaclav Smil is to make facts matter. He is Bill Gates' go-to guy for making sense of our world as an environmental scientist, policy analyst, and prolific author. Smil answers questions like, "Which is worse for the environment, your automobile or your phone?" in Numbers Don't Lie. How much do cows weigh around the world (and why does it matter)? And what causes people to be happy?
Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure in Numbers Don't Lie, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge conventional thinking. From data about our societies and populations to measurements of the fuels and foods that energize them, to the impact of transportation and inventions in our modern world—and how all of this affects the planet itself. Numbers Don't Lie reveals how the United States is leading a rising global trend in chicken consumption, why immunization offers the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren't as amazing as we assume (yet). Among the best books on applied mathematics, Numbers Don't Lie inspires readers to question what they believe to be true by combining science, history, and wit in bite-sized chapters on a wide range of themes.
Author: Vaclav Smil
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Dont-Lie-Stories-Understand/dp/0143136224/
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