Our Material World with Ed Conway
Sep 19, 2024•24 min
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Episode description
Dylan talks with journalist and author Ed Conway about three materials that our entire civilization depends on: salt, copper, and sand. They visit the biggest man-made hole on Earth, a salt mine large enough to fit the Eiffel Tower inside it, and a single mine in North Carolina that is essential to nearly all the world’s computer chips.
If you want to learn more, check out Ed’s book: Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization.
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