Beauty Forum May22 - Flipbook - Page 94
How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil
Delightfully contrarian, this is the one book you need to
read to understand our modern world.
We have never had so much information at our fingertips
and yet most of us don't know how the world really works.
This book explains seven of the most fundamental
realities governing our survival and prosperity. From
energy and food production, through our material world
and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its
future, How the World Really Works offers a much-needed
reality check - because before we can tackle problems
effectively, we must understand the facts.
In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see, for
example, that globalization isn't inevitable and that our
societies have been steadily increasing their dependence
on fossil fuels, making their complete and rapid
elimination unlikely.
Vaclav Smil is neither a pessimist nor an optimist, he is a
scientist; he is the world-leading expert on energy and an
astonishing polymath. This is his magnum opus and is a
continuation of his quest to make facts matter. Drawing on the
latest science, including his own fascinating research, and
tackling sources of misinformation head on - from Yuval Noah
Harari to Noam Chomsky - ultimately Smil answers the most
profound question of our age: are we irrevocably doomed or is
a brighter utopia ahead?
Reading
Penguin Books RRP $40
Nutrition for H
A Non-Judgmental Nutritio
One of over 33 Global Wellness Institute initiatives led by renowned thought leaders in their
field, the Nutrition for Healing Initiative is committed to developing and providing the public
with researched, attainable practices for improving nutrition in the home, including down-toearth advice and easy-to-follow guidelines for both wellness enthusiasts and industry
service providers.
This GWI Initiative team, co-chaired by Joy Menzies (Thailand) and Cyndie Burkhardt (US
and Croatia), just released a digital booklet entitled “Nutrition for Healing: A non-judgmental
nutritional guide for health,” providing a compelling yet simple framework for eating for
health and healing written for a global audience.
Download the digital booklet:
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