he subject of Jay Owens’s new book has long been trying to kill me. Like 300 million or so people around the world, I am asthmatic; what’s more, I am allergic to dust mites. As such, I have long considered dust an enemy, to be eradicated with the help of a vacuum cleaner or a wipe with a cloth. But Owens is out to broaden our perspective on what we might have thought of up to now as a mere nuisance. Dust contains multitudes, from minerals to the black carbon emitted by
Mighty particles Dust is ubiquitous – from our homes to polar ice caps – but, as this laudable account shows, it’s much more than a mere nuisance
Aug 25, 2023
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