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Curious Worldview

144: Ed Conway | The Unbelievable Efficiency Of Globalisation - Material World

11 Jul 2023

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✍︎: https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribe🎙️: https://atlasgeographica.com/ed-conway/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanfhogg/The following is with Ed Conway, who has written one of the most intensely curious books, it is called Material World and looks at some of these raw ingredients that have shaped the world we live in.Namely, these materials are sand, salt, copper, oil, iron and lithium. Nothing will give you a greater appreciation for globalisation and the wondrous efficiency of global trade than this book will. It is kind of a miracle that things cost as cheaply as they do, and  are as ubiquitous as they are.Time Stamps For Ed Conway00:00 – Introduction01:22 – Appreciation For Globalisation?19:02 – ASML, Sand & Microchips42:54 – Waste, Oil, Demographics & Recycling1:01:42 – I Bring Up A Bizarre Anecdote1:06:57 – Gina Reinhardt, Robert Friedland (crazy Steve Jobs anecdote) & Copper1:25:22 – Serendipity1:31:36 – Country You Are Bullish On1:31:56 – Conversation Between Two People Of History🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeJos BenschopVince Beiser

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