Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207
In which Stan Muller subs for John Green and teaches you about energy and humanity. Today we discuss the ideas put forth by Alfred Crosby in his book, Children of the Sun. Historically, almost...
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Hi! I'm Stan Muller, this is Crash Course World History, and today we're going to talk about energy.. I don't mean crystal energy or pyramid power or even Red Bull. I mean the energy that humans use to build pyramids or synthesize crystals or to manufacture energy drinks. Hey, hey! Where's Mr. Green? Mr. Green is out today and I am the substitute. A sub? Can we watch a video? This is a video. So today we're going to talk about Children of the Sun by Alfred Crosby who you might remember from our episode on the Columbian Exchange. This is Crosby's book about energy and in it he says: "Modern civilization is the product of an energy binge... but humankind's unappeasable appetite for energy makes the solutions ephemeral and ...
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Hi! I'm Stan Muller, this is Crash Course World History, and today we're going to talk about energy.. I don't mean crystal energy or pyramid power or even Red Bull. I mean the energy that humans use to build pyramids or synthesize crystals or to manufacture energy drinks. Hey, hey! Where's Mr. Green? Mr. Green is out today and I am the substitute. A sub? Can we watch a video? This is a video. So today we're going to talk about Children of the Sun by Alfred Crosby who you might remember from our episode on the Columbian Exchange. This is Crosby's book about energy and in it he says: "Modern civilization is the product of an energy binge... but humankind's unappeasable appetite for energy makes the solutions ephemeral and ...
