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To Understand Humanity, You Have To Understand Water
To Understand Humanity, You Have To Understand Water
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8 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
For decades, the author and scientist Giulio Boccaletti has studied the substance that's come to define life as we know it: water. And in his book Water: A Biography, he traces the history of how humanity, regardless of continent or creed, has shaped entire civilizations around a resource that's both fickle and essential for life on earth. In this episode, All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro talks to Boccaletti about our long, complicated history with water, and why understanding the past is crucial to the fight with climate change.
Released:
Sep 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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