Numbers Don´t Lie

Vaclav Smil is on a mission to make facts matter. From data about our societies and populations, through measures of the fuels and foods that energize them, to the impact of transportation and inventions on our modern worid—and how all of this affects the planet itself—in Numbers Don’t Lie, Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge conventional thinking. He answers questions such as: What’s worse for the environment—your car or your phone? How much do the world’s cows weigh (and what does it matter)? And what makes people happy? Packed with fascinating information and memorable examples, Numbers Don’t Lie reveáis how the US is leading a rising worldwide trend in chicken consumption, that vaccination yields the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren’t as great as we think (yet). Urgent and essential, with a mix of Science, history, and wit, Numbers Don’t Lie inspires readers to interrógate what they take to be true.