fact<\/a><\/span>s, such as cathedrals, cars, and computers) and 5 (societies and economies), I had to marvel over how Smil\u2019s mind works. The way he synthesizes information from dozens of different domains is amazing. I also marveled over all the miracles that modern civilization is built on, including power grids, water systems, air transportation, and computing. The book gave me new appreciation for how many smart people had to try things out, make mistakes, and eventually succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u5f53\u6211\u8bfb\u5230\u7b2c\u56db\u7ae0\uff08\u4f8b\u5982\u5927\u6559\u5802\u3001\u6c7d\u8f66\u548c\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a\u7b49\u4eba\u9020\u4e8b\u7269\uff09\u548c\u7b2c\u4e94\u7ae0\uff08\u793e\u4f1a\u548c\u7ecf\u6d4e\u4f53\uff09\u65f6\uff0c\u6211\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e0d\u60ca\u53f9\u4e8e\u65af\u7c73\u5c14\u7684\u601d\u7ef4\u3002\u4ed6\u4ece\u51e0\u5341\u4e2a\u4e0d\u540c\u9886\u57df\u7efc\u5408\u4fe1\u606f\u7684\u65b9\u5f0f\u4ee4\u4eba\u60ca\u53f9\u3002\u6211\u4e5f\u60ca\u53f9\u4e8e\u73b0\u4ee3\u6587\u660e\u8d56\u4ee5\u5efa\u7acb\u7684\u6240\u6709\u5947\u8ff9\uff0c\u5305\u62ec\u7535\u7f51\u3001\u6c34\u7cfb\u7edf\u3001\u822a\u7a7a\u8fd0\u8f93\u548c\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a\u3002\u8fd9\u672c\u4e66\u4ee4\u6211\u5bf9\u65e0\u6570\u806a\u660e\u4eba\u5728\u5c1d\u8bd5\u548c\u72af\u9519\u540e\u6700\u7ec8\u53d6\u5f97\u6210\u529f\uff0c\u4ea7\u751f\u4e86\u65b0\u7684\u7406\u89e3\u548c\u6b23\u8d4f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smil\u2019s goal for these chapters is to show that no matter what domain you\u2019re talking about, eventually you hit growth limits. Steel, the backbone of modern economies, is a great example. After many years of metallurgical and mechanical innovation, we\u2019re simply not able to make it a lot cheaper or with a lot less energy. Ultimately, his analysis shows that what we\u2019re trying to do in terms of changing our physical economy and the energy flows upon which it is built would be unprecedented in our history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In chapter 6 and in a brief coda, Smil sounds less like an academic than an activist. He concludes that\u201ctreating the biosphere as a mere assembly\u2026of goods and services to be exploited (and used as a dumping ground) with impunity\u2014must change in radical ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I don\u2019t agree with all of his analysis. In particular, I\u2019m more optimistic than he is about the degree to which today\u2019s renewable energy technologies can be deployed, and the pace at which scientists and engineers will develop new clean sources. In my view, Smil underestimates our accelerating ability to model the physical world using digital technologies equipped with artificial intelligence. For example, future generations of clean energy will be designed and tested in computers, not on paper, before we try them in the world\u2014a process that will speed up innovation in a dramatic way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But I\u2019ve always felt that Smil\u2019s great strength isn\u2019t predicting the future, it\u2019s documenting the past. There\u2019s great value in that\u2014you can\u2019t see what\u2019s coming next if you don\u2019t understand what\u2019s come before. Nobody sees the big picture with as wide an aperture as Vaclav Smil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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