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    That quote is from a new book by Vaclav Smil, How the World Really Works. I cannot recommend the book too highly. Smil is a polymath, integrating information across many areas.

The world is in a precarious place.

Today, many scientific discussions are shot through with social justice rhetoric, and the debate over food security in the developing world is no ex

Despite a massive increase in population growth and a shrinking amount of arable farmland, food production absolutely exploded beginning in the middle of the 20th century.

What do we actually know about the global food supply? This infographic comes from Information is Beautiful.