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Materials That Moved The World

Materials That Moved The World

The world wouldn't be what it is without these things

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From water and salt to silk and—surprisingly—cod, this collection tells the stories of various minerals, materials, and resources that changed the world. Dig in and uncover our histories and relationships with these simple but amazing everyday materials. Find out how our human desires have morphed these materials, started wars, and shaped our economic systems.

Materials That Moved The World

The world wouldn't be what it is without these things

The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread
Kassia St Clair
How Fabric Changed History
23 min4.1
On Paper
On Paper
Nicholas A. Basbanes
The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History
18 min4.4
Salt
Salt
Mark Kurlansky
A World History
23 min4.4
Cod
Cod
Mark Kurlansky
A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
14 min4.2
Empire of Cotton
Empire of Cotton
Sven Beckert
A Global History
22 min4.5
Stoned
Stoned
Aja Raden
Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
12 min3.9
Drinking Water
Drinking Water
James Salzman
A History
24 min4.4
The Alchemy of Us
The Alchemy of Us
Ainissa Ramirez
How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
26 min4.3
Oxygen
Oxygen
Nick Lane
The Molecule That Made the World
16 min4.1
The Triumph of Seeds
The Triumph of Seeds
Thor Hanson
How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
13 min4.3
Light
Light
Bruce Watson
A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
11 min3.7

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