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No es el fin del mundo211. La geopolítica de la arenaLa arena es el tercer recurso más consumido por el ser humano después del aire y el agua, pero nos estamos quedando sin ella.
Vivimos rodeados de arena sin ser conscientes de su importancia crucial para la civilización moderna. Desde el hormigón de nuestros edificios hasta los semiconductores de nuestros dispositivos, pasando por el vidrio de las ventanas y el asfalto de las carreteras, la arena está presente en prácticamente todo lo que nos rodea.
Sin embargo, el consumo mundial ha alcanzado niveles insostenibles: extraemos más arena de la que la...2025-07-311h 17
Nowy ŁadPrawdy i mity o transformacji energetycznej. O książce „Bitwa o metale świata” | Andrzej Krajewski‼️ WYDAJ Z NAMI NOWY NUMER POLITYKI NARODOWEJ: https://zrzutka.pl/77de7wMetale niezbędne do transformacji energetycznej, w tym pierwiastki ziem rzadkich są obecnie w centrum debaty geopolitycznej. Kto kontroluje łańcuchy dostaw metali potrzebnych do transformacji? Jakie koszty generuje ich pozyskiwanie? Czy zielone technologie są naprawdę „zielone”? Jak wygląda sam kształt transformacji w poszczególnych państwach, regionach świata? Jak do tych procesów powinna odnosić się Polska? Jaki powinien być kształt naszej transformacji energetycznej? O tym mówił Andrzej Krajewski , publicysta m.in. DGP, WEI, autor książek takich jak „Ropa. Krew cywilizacji” czy „Rzeczpospolita kryzysowa" oraz aut...2025-06-1845 min
The Tyson Popplestone ShowE182 - Vince BeiserVince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author known for investigating the hidden forces that shape our world. His work focuses on the raw materials behind modern life—from sand to the critical "power metals" driving the clean energy transition. With a sharp eye for global systems and their human impact, Vince reveals the environmental, political, and ethical costs of progress. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times, Wired, The Atlantic, and more.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Conversation and Personal Interests03:00 The Hidden Costs of Technology Production06:03 The Paradox of Renewable En...2025-05-2448 min
Books In 5Power Metal: The Race For The Resources That Will Shape The Future with Vince BeiserThe transition currently taking place across the world to a clean economy is being powered by a handful of critical metals. In this episode of Books in 5, the author of Power Metal: The Race For The Resources That Will Shape The Future joins us to detail the opportunities & challenges ahead as individuals, companies & nations attempt to unlock future prosperity by ramping up the mines & factories necessary to develop these new green products.Through in-depth reporting on the environmental damage that is taking place as well as the shifting geopolitical order, Power Metal showcases how a...2025-05-2028 min
Listening PostIndia-Pakistan Tensions Podcast: Let's Know Things (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: India-Pakistan TensionsPub date: 2025-04-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis week we talk about British India, Kashmir, and water treaties.We also discuss the global order, sovereignty, and tit-for-tat escalation.Recommended Book: Power Metal by Vince BeiserTranscriptWhen then British India was partitioned by the British in 1947, the country carved up by its colonialist rulers into two new countries, one Hindu majority, the Uni...2025-05-1417 min
Let's Know ThingsIndia-Pakistan TensionsThis week we talk about British India, Kashmir, and water treaties.We also discuss the global order, sovereignty, and tit-for-tat escalation.Recommended Book: Power Metal by Vince BeiserTranscriptWhen then British India was partitioned by the British in 1947, the country carved up by its colonialist rulers into two new countries, one Hindu majority, the Union of India, and one Muslim majority, the Dominion of Pakistan, the intention was to separate two religious groups that were increasingly at violent odds with each other, within a historical context in which Muslims were...2025-04-2917 min
Write On! RadioWrite On Radio – Power Metal w/Vince Beiser … Continue reading "Write On Radio – Power Metal w/Vince Beiser"2025-03-2927 min
The Daily Show: Ears EditionTrump Blames Plane Crash on DEI, Lewis Black on Dry January | Vince BeiserMichael Kosta on the tragic Washington D.C. plane crash and Trump's baseless blame of DEI for the catastrophe. Plus, the Best F**kin' News team breaks down which of Trump's nominees was least qualified at their Senate hearings. Lewis Black Celebrates the End of Dry January and Other Ridiculous Drinking Trends Journalist and author Vince Beiser sits down to discuss the paradox of electric vehicles and renewable energy in his latest book "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future." They talk about how preventing climate change has led to a...2025-01-3133 min
The New Yorker Radio HourOne Environmental Journalist Thinks that the U.S. Needs More MiningDonald Trump loves mining, and he would like to expand that effort in the U.S. At least one environmentalist agrees with him, to some extent: the journalist Vince Beiser. Beiser’s recent book is called “Power Metal,” and it’s about the rare-earth metals that power almost every electronic device and sustainable technology we use today. “A lot of people really hate it when I say this, a lot of environmentally minded folks, but I do believe we should be open to allowing more mining to happen in the United States,” he tells Elizabeth Kolbert, herself an environmental journalist o...2025-01-1417 min
Fight to Repair PodcastThe Dirty Truth About ElectronicsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit fighttorepair.substack.comIn this week’s podcast, journalist and author Vince Beiser joins Jack to discuss his new book, Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future. Vince delves into the environmental and social challenges tied to mining critical minerals like cobalt and copper—essential for the energy transition—and paints a picture of what a sustainable future coul…2025-01-0608 min
The Climate PodThe Complex Problems With Critical Metals (w/ Vince Beiser)We're undergoing a necessary renewable energy transition. And this transition will require an enormous amount of critical metals in order to power an economy without fossil fuels. Today, the processes we use to extract these materials - from copper, nickel, lithium, and more - are causing harm to both humans and our physical environment. So what do we do about it? In his new book, Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future, Vince Beiser argues that there are huge opportunities to make mining safer, recycle more metals, and use less energy to h...2024-12-191h 03
Love Books Hate Reading PodcastPower Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future by Vince Beiser - Audiobook Review"Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future" by Vince Beiser is a gripping exploration of the critical role metals like lithium, cobalt, and copper play in powering our digital world and green energy revolution.Beiser dives into the high-stakes global race to secure these resources, uncovering the environmental and human costs behind their extraction.Through vivid storytelling, he highlights the paradox of green technologies dependent on exploitative practices, while offering insights into sustainable solutions and ethical sourcing.This audiobook is essential for anyone curious about the future of...2024-12-1705 min
Something You Should KnowTrue Stories Behind the Greatest Christmas Songs & The Downside of Renewable EnergyHow good are you at predicting how things will turn out in your life? How often have you said, “If only I get this thing, I’ll be happy...” or “If I lose my job, it will be a disaster…” . Generally, these kinds of predictions are wrong. Things often turn out much differently than we think they will. This episode begins by looking at why that happens. https://drhappy.com.au/2010/11/14/happiness-is-balancing-the-past-the-present-and-the-future/Did you know that Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song” was written on a hot summer day? Or that Brenda Lee was only 13 when she recorded “Rock...2024-12-1252 min
Groks Science Radio Show and PodcastPower Metal -— Groks Science Show 2024-12-11The transition from fossil fuels to electrical power in automobiles is placing new demands on rare earth metals. How can these resources be utilized effectively? On this episode, Vince Beiser discussed his book, Power Metal.2024-12-1128 min
The HC Commodities PodcastPower Metal with Vince BeiserAward winning journalist and author, Vince Beiser, joins us again to talk about his new book; Power Metal: The Race for the Resources that will Shape the Future. The energy transition consumes immense amounts of critical metals and minerals. What are the trade-offs being made in mining and processing them? How and where is recycling of these metals ongoing? What are the human stories and impacts behind this enormous industry and what might the solutions be to make the transition more sustainable and achievable? Vince’s book is out and available in all good book stores and published by Pe...2024-12-0448 min
Bigger Than Us#256 Vince Beiser - Author of Power Metal, "The destructive side effects that the global hunt for critical metals."In POWER METAL, award-winning journalist Vince Beiser chronicles the destructive side effects that the global hunt for critical metals has on our clean energy transition, from environmental damage to political upheaval to murder.
Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization.” The book has been translated into five languages, was a finalist for a PEN America award and a California Book Award, and spawned a TEDx talk. Vince is currently at work on a new book, “Power Metal”, about how the materials we need...2024-12-0348 min
Columbia Energy ExchangeMinimizing Damage as Mining for Critical Minerals Ramps UpThe clean energy transition has a dirty underside. To move away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind, batteries, and other alternative sources of energy, we have to intensify mining operations for critical minerals like lithium, copper, and cobalt. According to a Global Witness analysis of S&P Global data, copper mining will increase more than 25% between 2021 and 2028. Cobalt mining will be up more than 100%. Lithium, more than 300%. And all that mining has serious environmental and social impacts, particularly in developing countries. This week, host Bill Loveless talks with Vince Beiser about his latest book “Po...2024-11-2648 min
Inquiring MindsPower Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future with Vince BeiserIn this episode of Inquiring Minds, Indre Viskontas sits down with award-winning journalist and author Vince Beiser to delve into the environmental, social, and ethical implications of our growing reliance on electronics and artificial intelligence. Drawing from his new book, Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future, Vince sheds light on the often-overlooked competition and global race for the critical metals essential for renewable energy, digital technology, and the foundation of the future. Together, they explore the environmental havoc and political upheaval these resources are already causing—such as unsustainable mining practices and the lim...2024-11-2644 min
Lie, Cheat, & StealA Polygamous Mormon's Biofuel ScamKath tells Pat about an unlikely duo who pulled off a scam raking in hunreds of millions of dollars: a polygamist Mormon and an Armenian gangster team up to scam the heavily subsidized renewable energy market.
Much of the info in this episode was taken from a 2021 Wired Article called "The Lion, The Polygamist, ad the Biofuel Scam" by Vince Beiser. You can read it here: https://www.wired.com/story/lion-polygamist-and-biofuel-scam/ 2024-11-2154 min
The Armen Show438: Vince Beiser | The Geopolitics of Metal Resources In “Power Metal”
In this episode, Armen Shirvanian interviews Vince Beiser, author of ‘Power Metal’, discussing the critical role of metals in the energy transition and the environmental and geopolitical implications of resource extraction. The conversation explores the increasing demand for metals like copper and lithium, the destructive practices of mining, and the dominance of China in the global supply chain.
In this conversation, Vince Beiser discusses the complexities of the supply chain, particularly in relation to metals used in electronics and electric vehicles. He highlights the impact of offshoring manufacturing to China, the challenges of recycling and the importance of r...2024-11-2054 min
Mind, Body, and SoilPower Metal: Recycling, Repair, and Re-Imagining Energy and Beyond with Vince BeiserIn this episode I sit down with Vince Beiser, whose book Power Metal: The Race for the Resources that Will Shape The Future is an incredible follow up to his book Sand: the World in a Grain. When we last caught up with Vince we plumbed the depths of sand and how, while largely unseen, it is one of the major resources our world is built on. In this conversation, Vince and I explore more unseen resources our world is increasingly dependent on: the critical metals that are powering our energy transition. We talk about how everything has a...2024-11-201h 35
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The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing AI to find metals in the Arct...2024-11-197h 35Immerse Yourself In This Addictive Full Audiobook — Perfect In The Car.Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future by Vince BeiserPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760963to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future
Author: Vince Beiser
Narrator: Vince Beiser
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Release date: November 19, 2024
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing AI to find metals in the Arctic. Thes...2024-11-197h 35
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Title: Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future
Author: Vince Beiser
Narrator: Vince Beiser
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Release date: November 19, 2024
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing AI to find metals in the Arct...2024-11-197h 35
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Release date: 11-19-24
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Vince Beiser explores the Achilles’ heel of “green power” and digital technology–that manufacturing computers, cell phones, electric cars, and other technologies demand skyrocketing amounts of lithium, copper, cobalt, and other materials. Around the world, businesses and governments are scrambling for new places and new ways to get those metals, at enormous cost to people and the planet. Beiser crisscrossed the world to...2024-11-197h 35Power-Up With The Next-Level Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!Power Metal by Vince BeiserPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/41367to listen full audiobooks.
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Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
Release date: 11-19-24
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 13 ratings
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
Vince Beiser explores the Achilles’ heel of “green power” and digital technology–that manufacturing computers, cell phones, electric cars, and other technologies demand skyrocketing amounts of lithium, copper, cobalt, and other materials. Around the world, businesses and governments are scrambling for new places and new ways to get those metals, at enormous cost to people and the planet. Beiser crisscrossed the world to talk...2024-11-197h 35
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Title: Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future
Author: Vince Beiser
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Release date: 11-19-24
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The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better.
An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entr...2024-11-199h 00
KQED's Forum‘Power Metal’ Examines the Cost of Our Battery-Powered LivesThe push to harness renewable energy sources like wind and solar has sparked a massive demand for critical metals such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium, according to journalist Vince Beiser. To meet this demand, intensive mining operations are underway in regions like China, Chile, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), extracting rare metals needed for solar panels, electric vehicles, smartphones, and the infrastructure that supports them. In his new book, “Power Metal: The Race for Resources That Will Shape the Future,” Beiser explores the “terrifying” scale of metal extraction our electro-digital age requires and the global environmental and public h...2024-11-1857 min
Everything Electric PodcastThe Global Race For Critical Metals! with Vince BeiserIn this week’s episode Robert talks to Vince Beiser about his latest book “Power Metal: The Race for Resources Shaping Our Future” which gives us an insight into the global competition for essential minerals, like lithium, cobalt and copper, needed for technologies like renewable energy and the internet. We hear about the challenges of sourcing and recycling these metals, as well as the consequences of our dependence on them. @fullychargedshow @everythingelectricshow This podcast was brought to you by OVO's Charge Anywhere. Power your next journey with peace of mind by downloading the OVO Cha...2024-11-1859 min
C-SPAN BookshelfAW: Vince Beiser, "Power Metal - The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future"Journalist Vince Beiser looked at how the race to mine metals and other natural resources needed in technology & renewable energy is impacting geopolitics and the environment. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal global metals and mining reporter Julie Steinberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-11-1856 min
After WordsVince Beiser, "Power Metal - The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future"Journalist Vince Beiser looked at how the race to mine metals and other natural resources needed in technology & renewable energy is impacting geopolitics and the environment. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal global metals and mining reporter Julie Steinberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-11-1856 min
Make Me SmartMining and the clean energy paradoxToday we’re talking about a key piece of the global transition to renewable energy: metals. Specifically, metals like copper, lithium and cobalt that we need to build wind turbines, electric vehicles and to improve our energy grid. Vince Beiser, author of the forthcoming book “Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future,” said we’ll need hundreds of millions more tons of these metals. But mining them comes at a cost. On the show today, Beiser explains the environmental and social consequences of mining for these metals, China’s dominance over the supply...2024-10-1630 min
Weekends with Ben O’Hara-ByrneNASA's Mars simulator crew emerged after 378 days: What did they learn?NASA's Mars simulator crew emerged after 378 days: What did they learn? (1:23)Guest: Kelly Haston, mission commander for NASA's all-volunteer Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA-1) projectDonald Trump promised a gentler tone as he addressed delegates at the Republican National Convention, did he deliver? (28:15)Guest: Drew Kurlowski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina UniversitySand is one of the most consumed resources in the world and we could run short within decades (46:58)Guest: Vince Beiser, investigative journalist, author of The World in...2024-07-191h 43
Chaos and Cats20. The Anti-FarterThis week Kaylie and Laura are discussing Sand Mafias and Farting!Social Media:Email: chaosandcatspodcast@gmail.comFacebook:@chaosandcatspodInstagram: @chaosandcatspodTikTok: @chaosandcatspodYoutube: @chaosandcatspodcastKaylie's Instagram: @dearkittymarieLaura's Instagram: @yasqueencoachingSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_thefthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-11/illegal-sand-trade-india-mafia-murders-vince-beiser/11779570https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4d6LT87pMohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGEK-sILt18https://www...2024-07-111h 37Mind, Body, and SoilSeeing the Unseen: How Sand Builds Our World with Vince BeiserSand. It’s everywhere and it’s foundational to the built and digital worlds, yet we rarely see or think about it. Vince Beiser’s the World in a Grain tells the story of sand as it makes its way into the materials that make up our world: concrete, glass, silicon chips, and beyond. In this episode of the podcast, we explore some of the broader implications of sand - what it means to build worlds, how to grapple with the largesse of sand’s impact as we run out of this critical resource, and what, if anything, we can chan...2024-04-101h 31Bigger Than Us#239 Vince Beiser, Author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed CivilizationVince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization.” The book has been translated into five languages, was a finalist for a PEN America award and a California Book Award, and spawned a TEDx talk. Vince is currently at work on a new book, “Power Metal”, about how the materials we need for digital technology and renewable energy are causing environmental havoc, political upheaval, mayhem and murder—and how we can do better.
Vince has reported from over 100 countries, states, provinces, kingdoms, occupied territorie...2024-03-1954 minThe HC Commodities PodcastThe World in a Grain: Sand with Vince BeiserSand has transformed modern civilization. It is the ubiquitous commodity; in our infrastructure, in our industry and even in our personal care products. Yet due to its characteristics, the supply chain is fragmented, disastrous for our environment and often corrupt. And by a tragic quirk of geometry, desert sand is unusable meaning we wreck our riverbeds and oceans to acquire it. In this episode, author and journalist Vince Beiser joins us to discuss sand and its role in the modern world. Vince is the author of The World in a Grain - the story of sand and how it t...2024-02-2146 min
Science FridayWomen Athletes, Stem Cell Cornea Repair, Sand. August 18, 2023, Part 2Challenging The Gender Gap In Sports Science
This weekend, Spain and England face off in the Women’s World Cup Finals in Sydney, Australia.
The first Women’s World Cup was in 1991, and the games were only 80 minutes, compared to the 90-minute games played by men. Part of the rationale was that women just weren’t tough enough to play a full 90 minutes of soccer.
This idea of women as the “weaker sex” is everywhere in early scientific studies of athletic performance. Sports science was mainly concerned with men’s abilities. Even now, most partici...2023-08-1847 min
Curious Worldview144: Ed Conway | The Unbelievable Efficiency Of Globalisation - Material World✍︎: https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribe🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/ed-conway/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/The following is with Ed Conway, who has written one of the most intensely curious books, it is called Material World and looks at some of these raw ingredients that have shaped the world we live in.Namely, these materials are sand, salt, copper, oil, iron and lithium. Nothing will give you a greater appreciation for globalisation and the wondrous efficiency of global trade than this book will. It is kind of a miracle th...2023-07-111h 34
Technically BiasedSearching for Rare Metals and Renewable Energy - At The Expense of Humans and the Environment | Episode 1.7Listen to Krystyn Gutu, M.S. introduce award-winning journalist and author, Vince Beiser, who has had his work featured in Wired, Time, The Los Angeles Times, Harpers, and National Geographic, among others. His first book was "The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization," which highlights how sand is the most important solid substance on earth - and what that means for the environment and its people.As we have started to run out of sand, and organized crime is starting to increase, it is important we understand the downsides of...2023-06-2134 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkDeep-Sea Mining: Environmental Risks vs. Resource Rewards | Shorewords!Mining the deep: Join Shorewords host, Lesley Ewing, in conversation with Vince Beiser, author and journalist, is a conversation about his April 2023 Wired article – “The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier is Deep, Deep Under the Sea”. As the automotive industry gears up for EVs, mining companies are searching for the metals needed for energy storage. Deep sea mining of polymetallic nodules is happening through small pilot studies and large-scale mineral extraction could start in just a few years. Vince discusses what we know about the deep-sea mining areas, the species that dwell there and both the range of disturbances from mini...2023-05-1951 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration399) Vince Beiser: The global sand trade and how it remade 'modernity'“Hundreds of people have been murdered over sand in the last few years. Even though most of us barely ever think about it, sand is actually the most used natural resource in the world after air and water.” In this episode, we welcome journalist Vince Beiser, the author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization. Vince guides us in an exploration of sand as a natural resource and the ways in which its extraction and exploitation, quite literally, upholds structures of modern civilization. Exposing the multi-layered histories, uses of, and...2023-05-1255 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkBetween the Grains: A Captivating Talk with Vince Beiser on the Global Significance of Sand | Shorewords!Join Lesley Ewing, host of Shorewords!, as she catches up with acclaimed author Vince Beiser at the Berkeley Book Festival to discuss his eye-opening book, The World in a Grain. Vince, a finalist for the prestigious PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a California Book Award recipient, delves into the surprising world of sand, revealing its vital role in shaping our environment, technology, and economy. With a rich history of contributions to renowned publications such as Wired, Harper's, The Atlantic, and the New York Times, Vince shares his insights and discoveries on this often-overlooked yet indispensable...2023-04-2135 min
The Jordan Harbinger Show754: Miki Mistrati | The Dark Side of the Chocolate IndustryMiki Mistrati (@MrMistrati) is the award-winning director of three international documentaries exposing brutal trafficking and illegal child labor in the multi-billion dollar chocolate industry: The Chocolate War, The Shady Chocolate Business, and The Dark Side of Chocolate.
What We Discuss with Miki Mistrati:
How human trafficking, child slavery, and inhumane treatment likely contribute to the production of your favorite chocolate products.
Why, nearly two decades after pledging to eradicate child labor, major chocolate companies still cannot identify the farms where all their cocoa comes from, let alone if child labor was used in producing it.
How...2022-11-221h 19
Sofa King PodcastEpisode 678: The Sand Mafia: Murder over MudOn this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at the global Sand Mafia. Sand seems like a strange thing for organized crime to mess with, but it has become a global, dangerous phenomenon. With 50 billion tons of sand consumed globally, third world countries are selling off their sand through a mysterious system of third party corporations. Though sand is legal, the way it is mined is not. So, how dangerous is the Sand Mafia? Where do they operate? How much political pull do they have? How many people have they killed? What countries import...2022-09-091h 16
Sofa King PodcastEpisode 678: The Sand Mafia: Murder over MudOn this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we take a look at the global Sand Mafia. Sand seems like a strange thing for organized crime to mess with, but it has become a global, dangerous phenomenon. With 50 billion tons of sand consumed globally, third world countries are selling off their sand through a mysterious system of third party corporations. Though sand is legal, the way it is mined is not. So, how dangerous is the Sand Mafia? Where do they operate? How much political pull do they have? How many people have they killed? What countries import...2022-09-091h 16
Do You Work Here?Are we going to run out of sand?We might not realize it but sand is in just about everything! And, it's becoming scarcer. Where is all the sand going? What could we replace it with? And, how do the sands by the beach and the sands in the desert differ? Mike digs for answers with Vince Beiser, independent journalist and author of "The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization." Got questions? Email Mike at ivegotquestions@audacy.com2022-08-1808 min
The Belt and Road PodcastThe Politics of Infrastructure Maintenance and Decay w/ The Roadwork Asia Project's Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi and Zarina UrmanbetovaJuliet and Erik are joined by Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi and Zarina Urmanbetova of Roadwork Asia to discuss China's road infrastructure projects in Central Asia and their research at Roadwork Asia, including their article on infrastructural connections across the Toghuz-Toro district of central Kyrgystan Welcome and Unwelcome Connections: Travelling Post-Soviet Roads in Kyrgyzstan.Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi is a professor of social anthropology at the University of Fribourg and head of the ROADWORK project. She focuses on China and the Sino-Central Asian borderlands. Her recent research explores the nexus of transport infrastructure, settler colonialism, and processes of state territorialization in...2022-06-1049 min
Book 101 ReviewThe World in a grain : The story of Sand and how it Transformed Civilization by Vince BeiserThe World in a grain : The story of Sand and how it Transformed Civilization by Vince Beiser is a finalist for the PENE O Wilson Literary science writing award Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-03-1304 min
Raport o stanie świata Dariusza RosiakaRaport z przyszłości odc. 12 MIASTA - 22 lutego 2022Nigdy wcześniej w historii tylu ludzi nie mieszkało w miastach co dziś. Postęp sprawił że potrafimy w coraz szybszym tempie wznosić coraz wyższe budynki. Skutki uboczne postępu powodują, że w coraz szybszym tempie rozrastają się dzielnice biedy – slumsy.
Co w przyszłości będzie miarą innowacji? Futurystyczne budowle sięgające nieba i miasta wznoszone na sztucznych wyspach? Czy miasta, które będą odpowiedzią na największe wyzwania współczesności – pogłębiające się nierówności i kryzys klimatyczny?
Kto będzie zarządzał miastami przyszłości? Ich mieszkańcy czy biznesmeni? A mo...2022-02-2236 min
The Jordan Harbinger Show597: Gary Vaynerchuk | Leadership, Social Media, and Self-AwarenessGary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) is the chairman of VaynerX, the active CEO of VaynerMedia, and the author of several bestselling books, including #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness.
What We Discuss with Gary Vaynerchuk:
With so many platforms at his disposal, why does Gary continue to write books?
Where does a workaholic like Gary stand on the concept of work/life balance?
When do we quit if something isn’t working?
How do you know if you’re hard-wired to be an entrepreneur?
How do we balance the hunger required to achieve Plan A wh...2021-12-091h 10
TOA ON AIRExamining the history – and uncertain future – of sand. With Vince Beiser.The three natural resources humans consume most are water, air... and sand. Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author who has been featured in Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Rolling Stone. His first book, The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization, illustrates why sand is so crucial to modern life. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives – and our future.Beiser joins Niko Woischnik to talk about sand's profound importance across the globe and the ser...2021-11-0147 min
Big Picture ScienceTrue GritWithout sand, engineering would be stuck in the Middle Ages. Wooden houses would line mud-packed streets, and Silicon Valley would be, well, just a valley. Sand is the building material of modern cities, and we use more of this resource than any other except water and air. Now we’re running out of it. Hear why the Roman recipe for making concrete was lost until the 19th century, and about the super-secret mine in North Carolina that makes your smartphone possible. Plus, engineered sand turns stormwater into drinking water, and why you might think twice about r...2021-08-3054 min
Environmental Justice NowSand MafiasOn this episode of the Get Lit Podcast, show host Teddy Rockefeller brings AJ DiChiara, a well versed expert on sand mining, to discuss the global blight of “sand mafias”. Bibliography: Abdulali and the stolen beach story:https://theecologist.org/2018/feb/08/they-stole-beach-major-mafia-almost-nobody-wants-talk-about (Links to an external site.) More information on sand mining and its global effects:https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/01/riddle-of-the-sands-the-truth-behind-stolen-beaches-and-dredged-islands (Links to an external site.)Information on the rising groups of “sand mafias”:https://www.eco-business.com/news/sand-mining-mafias-destroying-environment-livelihoods-un/#:~:text=Sand%20extracti...2021-05-2818 min
ClearstoryThe (Second) Rise of ConcreteHow did a massive, devastating fire lead to the rebirth of one of our oldest building materials: concrete? Host Kevin O'Connor speaks with author and journalist Vince Beiser and assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering Admir Masic about concrete in the ancient world, how it came into our modern world, and the mystery of why it wasn’t used for a thousand years.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-05-2037 min
Der oekom podcast - Die guten Seiten der ZukunftSand - Vom Schwinden einer der wichtigsten Substanzen auf Erden [Essay von Vince Beiser][Essay von Vince Beiser]
Unsere Welt ist auf Sand gebaut, denn als Grundstoff von Beton steckt Sand in fast allen Gebäuden und Straßen. Auch für die Produktion von Computerchips, Papier und Zahnpasta ist er notwendig. Sand ermöglicht unseren heutigen Lebensstil, daher ist er in geeigneter Qualität längst Mangelware – und die Redewendung »wie Sand am Meer« irreführend. Der vielfach ausgezeichnete amerikanische Journalist Vince Beiser nimmt uns mit in das Reich des Sandes, zu seinen Quellen, Einsatzmöglichkeiten und zu den Konflikten um seine Förderung. Er erzählt die fesselnde Geschichte eines Stoffes, ohne den unser...2021-05-1730 min
The Geopolitics & Power PodcastVince Beiser | Sand - The Most Important Natural Resource In The World ⏳Article For This Episode - https://atlasgeographica.com/vince-beiser/Vince Beiser joined me on the podcast recently. He is the author of The World In A Grain: The Story Of Sand.Sand is the most important solid substance on Earth. It is not an exaggeration to assert that without it we don't have our modern civilisation.Sand is the building block of modernity. It is the foundational input for cement, glass and even silicon, the stuff that builds our computer chips. Without sand, we cannot construct the awesome buildings that we do. We wo...2021-03-301h 03Curious Worldview#17 Vince Beiser | Sand: The Most Important Natural Resource In The WorldVince Beiser joined me on the podcast recently. He is the author of The World In A Grain: The Story Of Sand.Sand is the most important solid substance on Earth. It is not an exaggeration to assert that without it we don't have our modern civilisation.Sand is the building block of modernity. It is the foundational input for cement, glass and even silicon, the stuff that builds our computer chips. Without sand, we cannot construct the awesome buildings that we do. We would not have the wonderful aesthetics and functionality of glass that...2021-03-251h 00
Property, Australia's Favourite ObsessionVince Beiser - The Sand MafiaThis is an incredible story about the very ingredient that makes possible our modern cities.We are here to talk about SAND!And here to talk with me about Sand is award-winning journalist and author of the book The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization, Vince Beiser. It has revolutionised civilization and is the basis on which our future will be built.From Egypt’s pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world’s tallest skyscraper to the footpath below it, from the Stained glass...2021-03-0453 min
Civil Engineering VibesSoil Improvement Small TalksIn this episode, we spoke about different soil improvement method and some feedback about soil in general. As we promised, we gave you the link of the importance of Soil from The Jordan Harbinger Show in the link below:https://www.jordanharbinger.com/vince-beiser-why-sand-is-more-important-than-you-think-it-is/Feel free to listen to us!!If you want to know more about The Podcast, Check the link below :https://linkfly.to/CivilengineeringvibesIf you want to know more about The Founder, Check the following link:2021-01-2825 min
This Week in VirologyCOVID cherry pickingIn this episode, President Biden elevates his science advisor to his Cabinet, a review of the current flu season, the scientific goals of the WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2, and answers to listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode President’s science advisor to Cabinet (NY Times) Letter from Biden to Lander (pdf) Weekly flu (CDC) Weekly NY flu (NYDOH) WHO study on SARS-CoV-2 origins (WHO) Letters read on TWiV 70...2021-01-211h 29
99PI Bests361- Built on Sand Podcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 361- Built on SandPub date: 2019-07-09Sand is so tiny and ubiquitous that it's easy to take for granted. But in his book The World in a Grain, author Vince Beiser traces the history of sand, exploring how it fundamentally shaped the world as we know it. "Sand is actually the most important solid substance on Earth," he argues. "It's the literal foundation of modern civilization."
Plus, Roman talks with Kate Simonen of the Carbon Leadership Forum at the University of W...2020-08-1336 min
99PI Bests361- Built on Sand Podcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 361- Built on SandPub date: 2019-07-09Sand is so tiny and ubiquitous that it's easy to take for granted. But in his book The World in a Grain, author Vince Beiser traces the history of sand, exploring how it fundamentally shaped the world as we know it. "Sand is actually the most important solid substance on Earth," he argues. "It's the literal foundation of modern civilization."
Plus, Roman talks with Kate Simonen of the Carbon Leadership Forum at the University of W...2020-08-1336 min
Beyond the HeadlinesThe global sand trade: Are we running out of sand?This week, we talk to Vince Beiser, author of the book The World in a Grain of Sand and Arora Torres, fellow at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) & Michigan State University about the global sand trade and shortage.
Hosted by James Haines Young.2020-07-2321 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseGeneric Drug Initiative, Religious Sounds, Sand ShortageMartin VanTrieste of Civica RX on generic drugs. Isaac Weiner of The Ohio State Univ and Amy DeRogatis of Michigan State on the American Religious Sounds Project. Vince Beiser on "The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization." Heide Lukosch of the Univ of Canterbury on games and disasters. Andy Davis of Univ of Georgia on monarch butterflies in captivity. Cheedy Jaja of the Univ of South Carolina on trauma and healthcare workers.2020-05-271h 40
Top of Mind with Julie RoseGeneric Drug Initiative, Religious Sounds, Sand ShortagePandemic Spurs Push to Solve Generic Drug Shortages (0:30)Guest: Martin VanTrieste, President and CEO, Civica RXThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a problem that US hospitals have been facing for years: periodically, they run out of basic injectable drugs for treating critically-ill patients, things like sedatives and antibiotics. And when they run out, they run out. There’s none to be had and nowhere to get them because the drugs are generic and the key components are almost all made in other countries, like India. If the one plant that makes the drug’s active ingredient goes down for...2020-05-271h 40
The Genuinely Interested PodcastEp 12 - Vince Beiser - Sand, the Most Important Resource We HaveVince Beiser is a journalist and author of the book "The World In A Grain: The Story Of Sand And How It Transformed Civilization". This is a fascinating and eye-opening book about one the most important, but often underreported on, resources in the world - sand.
I, like most people, never really thought about the importance of sand and what a pivotal role it has played in our history, our technological advancement, and in modern society. Vince's book and conversation on the podcast taught me the pivotal, and surprising, role sand plays in our everyday life.
2020-04-3046 min
Things Not Seen PodcastEmpires of Sand: Vince BeiserVince Beiser is an award-winning science reporter with an unexpected beat: he chronicles the many ways sand affects our daily lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-01-2358 min
The Hardy Haberland ShowHow to Become a Freelance Writer with Vince BeiserVince Beiser is an award-winning journalist based in Los Angeles. Vince has reported from over 100 countries, states, provinces, kingdoms, occupied territories, liberated areas, no man’s lands and disaster zones. He has exposed conditions in California’s harshest prisons, trained with troops bound for Iraq, ridden with the first responders to disasters in Haiti and Nepal and hunted down other stories from around the world for publications including Wired, The Atlantic, Harper’s, The Guardian, GQ (UK), The Nation, Mother Jones, Playboy, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. Vince has appear...2019-12-091h 00
The Hardy Haberland ShowHow to Become a Freelance Writer with Vince BeiserVince Beiser is an award-winning journalist based in Los Angeles. Vince has reported from over 100 countries, states, provinces, kingdoms, occupied territories, liberated areas, no man’s lands and disaster zones. He has exposed conditions in California’s harshest prisons, trained with troops bound for Iraq, ridden with the first responders to disasters in Haiti and Nepal and hunted down other stories from around the world for publications including Wired, The Atlantic, Harper’s, The Guardian, GQ (UK), The Nation, Mother Jones, Playboy, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Ti...2019-12-091h 00
Big Picture ScienceTrue GritWithout sand, engineering would be stuck in the Middle Ages. Wooden houses would line mud-packed streets, and Silicon Valley would be, well, just a valley. Sand is the building material of modern cities, and we use more of this resource than any other except water and air. Now we’re running out of it. Hear why the Roman recipe for making concrete was lost until the 19th century, and about the super-secret mine in North Carolina that makes your smartphone possible. Plus, engineered sand turns stormwater into drinking water, and why you might think twice about r...2019-08-1954 min
99% InvisibleBuilt on SandSand is so tiny and ubiquitous that it's easy to take for granted. But in his book The World in a Grain, author Vince Beiser traces the history of sand, exploring how it fundamentally shaped the world as we know it. "Sand is actually the most important solid substance on Earth," he argues. "It's the literal foundation of modern civilization."
Plus, Roman talks with Kate Simonen of the Carbon Leadership Forum at the University of Washington about measuring the embodied carbon in building materials.
Built on Sand
Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to...2019-07-0936 min
99% InvisibleBuilt on SandSand is so tiny and ubiquitous that it's easy to take for granted. But in his book The World in a Grain, author Vince Beiser traces the history of sand, exploring how it fundamentally shaped the world as we know it. "Sand is actually the most important solid substance on Earth," he argues. "It's the literal foundation of modern civilization." Plus, Roman talks with Kate Simonen of the Carbon Leadership Forum at the University of Washington about measuring the embodied carbon in building materials. Built on Sand Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and...2019-07-0941 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkVince Beiser on his book The World in a Grain | Shorewords!On this episode of Shorewords!, host Lesley Ewing meets up with Vince Beiser at the Berkeley Book Festival to discuss his book The World in a Grain, which earned him the rank of finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a California Book Award. His work has appeared in Wired, Harper’s, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, and the New York Times, among other publications. 2019-05-1735 min
The Armen Show217: Vince Beiser | How Sand Served As A Natural Resource That Transformed Civilization
Sand is one of the overlooked natural resources of the world, and is a huge part of the cities that we live and transport around in. In his book The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization, journalist Vince Beiser speaks to the importance of this resource, as well as the stories related to its acquisition and usage.
Vince has served as a journalist in over 100 countries, reported from California’s harshest prisons, ridden with first responders, and contributed to Wired, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, the LA Times, and more. He co...2019-04-1530 min
Innovation HubSand. It’s Slipping Through Our FingersUnless we’re relaxing on it at the beach, or kicking it out of our shoes, we probably don’t think too much about sand. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. Sand is a vital ingredient in concrete. And glass. And asphalt. It makes our modern, urban life possible. And our hunger for it is causing more and more trouble. Vince Beiser, author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization, explains why sand matters, and how the quest to extract more of it is shaping the world. 2019-03-2214 min
CIIS Public ProgramsVince Beiser: The World In A GrainJournalist Vince Beiser is joined in conversation by CIIS Professor Jacob Sherman to explore the compelling true story of a hugely important and diminishing natural resource: sand.2018-10-1759 min
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaEpisode 229 - Vince BeiserIn this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined in-studio by journalist Vince Beiser to talk about his new book, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization.” They discuss the surprising and fascinating history of sand, from its foundational role in society to its dealings as a black market commodity. Follow Vince: @vincelb.2018-10-161h 06
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaSand w/ Vince BeiserIn this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined in-studio by journalist Vince Beiser to talk about his new book, “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization.” They discuss the surprising and fascinating history of sand, from its foundational role in society to its dealings as a black market commodity.2018-10-161h 06Innovation HubSand. It’s Slipping Through Our FingersUnless we’re relaxing on it at the beach, or kicking it out of our shoes, we probably don’t think too much about sand. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. Sand is a vital ingredient in concrete. And glass. And asphalt. It makes our modern, urban life possible. And our hunger for it is causing more and more trouble.
Vince Beiser, author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,” explains why sand matters, and how the quest to extract more of it is shaping the world. 2018-09-2115 min
Smarty Pants#65: Shifting SandsSomeday soon, you might be finally able to count all the grains of sand on the beach, because there might be no beaches—and no sand—left. With the global population and its attendant consumption booming, we’re running out of sand in our quest to build larger cities and better smartphones. This essential resource, so easy to overlook, ranks just below air and water on a global scale of how much we use. But as journalist Vince Beiser explains in his new book, The World in a Grain, its over-extraction is harming us, whether in the form of murder...2018-09-2119 min
Science for the People#489 SandDid you know that, even though sand the most used building materials in world, the sand in the desert is more or less useless? Did you know there is a serious black market trade in sand in certain parts of the world, and that people are murdered to protect that black market trade? This week we learn just how much of our modern world is built with, on, and using sand. We spend the hour with award-winning journalist and author Vince Beiser, talking about his new book "The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed...2018-08-3100 min
The Drill DownTracking You Forever This week, updates on Tesla, Alex Jones, is Google tracking your location--even when you don’t want it to? New Academy Awards rules, ... and much, much more. Headlines The next step for Tesla and Elon Musk is a formal takeover proposal — here's what it could look like Tesla Is Said to Be Subpoenaed by S.E.C. Over Elon Musk Tweet Rapper Azealia Banks claims she was at Elon Musk's house over the weekend as he was 'scrounging for investors' Twitter suspends Infowars host Alex Jones' ability to tweet Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends deci...2018-08-171h 01Groks Science Radio Show and PodcastSand Resources -— Groks Science Show 2018-08–15Sand is the most consumed natural resources on earth, incorporated in building materials throughout the world. But, are we endanger of depleting this resource? On this episode, Vince Beiser discussed the story of sand.2018-08-1518 min
Access Utah'The World In A Grain' With Journalist And Author Vince Beiser On Tuesday's Access UtahAfter water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future.And, incredibly, we're running out of it.2018-08-0753 min
Explore The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Captivating!The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince BeiserPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341602to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
Author: Vince Beiser
Narrator: Will Damron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 7, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more...2018-08-078h 50Explore A Riveting Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince BeiserPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341602to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
Author: Vince Beiser
Narrator: Will Damron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 7, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than...2018-08-078h 50
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThe World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince BeiserPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization Author: Vince Beiser Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: August 7, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even...2018-08-0710 minExplore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThe World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince BeiserPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/341602to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
Author: Vince Beiser
Narrator: Will Damron
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 7, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more...2018-08-078h 50
Get Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureThe World's Disappearing Sand by Vince Beiser | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The World's Disappearing Sand
Author: Vince Beiser
Narrator: Caroline Miller
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-23-16
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
"The World's Disappearing Sand" is from the June 22, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Vince Beiser and narrated by Caroline Miller.
©2016 The New York Times News Service Division of The New York Times Company (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2016-06-2306 min