{"id":898,"date":"2019-04-15T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=898"},"modified":"2019-04-23T08:15:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:15:45","slug":"217-vince-beiser-how-sand-served-as-a-natural-resource-that-transformed-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/217-vince-beiser-how-sand-served-as-a-natural-resource-that-transformed-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"217: Vince Beiser | How Sand Served As A Natural Resource That Transformed Civilization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Book-1-VINCE_BEISER_01-low-rez-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sand is one of the overlooked natural resources of the world, and is a huge part of the cities that we live and transport around in. In his book <em>The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization<\/em>, journalist Vince Beiser speaks to the importance of this resource, as well as the stories related to its acquisition and usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vince has served as a journalist in over 100 countries, reported from California&#8217;s harshest prisons, ridden with first responders, and contributed to Wired, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, the LA Times, and more. He continues to work as an award-winning journalist based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>why sand on beaches is at risk of being reduced all around the world<\/li><li>how violence is attached to battles for sand in some parts of India and elsewhere<\/li><li>where sand operations have allowed for building of whole cities<\/li><li>what sand is used to build, and what other substances come from sand<\/li><li>how reinforced concrete became the main element for strong buildings<\/li><li>how more cars leads to more paved road, which led to more cars<\/li><li>why is it worthwhile to look at sustainability and personal usage of cars and fuel sources in relation to sand limits and violence related to it<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I was glad to have Vince on the show. You can check out his book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/World-Grain-Story-Transformed-Civilization\/dp\/0399576428\">The World in a Grain<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/World-Grain-Story-Transformed-Civilization\/dp\/0399576428\"> on Amazon<\/a>, or check out his <a href=\"https:\/\/vincebeiser.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4115\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-898-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas217vincebeiser.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas217vincebeiser.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas217vincebeiser.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas217vincebeiser.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=898-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas217vincebeiser.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas217vincebeiser.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sand is one of the overlooked natural resources of the world, and is a huge part of the cities that we live and transport around in. 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