Power Metal: The Race For The Resources That Will Shape The Future with Vince Beiser

The transition currently taking place across the world to a clean economy is being powered by a handful of critical metals. In this episode of Books in 5, the author of Power Metal: The Race For The Resources That Will Shape The Future joins us to detail the opportunities & challenges ahead as individuals, companies & nations attempt to unlock future prosperity by ramping up the mines & factories necessary to develop these new green products.Through in-depth reporting on the environmental damage that is taking place as well as the shifting geopolitical order, Power Metal showcases how a more sustainable future is being forged in the midst of even greater human impact on the world. Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author. His first book, The World in a Grain, was a finalist for the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a California Book Award. His work has appeared in Wired, Harper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, and The New York Times, among other publications. He lives with his family in Vancouver, British Columbia. Follow his newsletter at powermetal.substack.com.https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...x:‪@VinceBeiser‬ https://x.com/vincebeiser