一粒沙中的世界
The world in a grain
Vince Beiser · 初版 2018 年
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这是一个引人入胜的故事，讲述了世界上最重要却最常被忽视的商品——沙子——以及它在人类生活中所扮演的关键角色。沙子是继水和空气之后，人类消耗量最大的自然资源，消耗速度甚至超过了石油。地球上的每一栋混凝土建筑、每一条铺就的马路、每一块电脑屏幕与芯片，都由沙子构成。从埃及的金字塔到哈勃望远镜，从世界最高的摩天大楼到其下的人行道，从沙特尔大教堂的花窗玻璃到你手中的智能手机，沙子庇护着我们、连接着我们、启发着我们。它正是构
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……寻找这类协同效应，比如用橄榄石覆盖受侵蚀的海滩、防波堤等等。如果你对建筑及其他领域的沙子感兴趣，强烈建议你去看看《一沙一世界》（The World in a Grain）这本书。沙子在日常生活中的重要性彻底震撼了我。我的意思是，你现在用来访问这个网站的设备，处理器是用硅砂做的，屏幕是用石英砂做的。……
…looking for synergies like that, such as covering eroding beaches, breakwaters, etc with olivine. If you are interested in sand in construction and otherwise, I highly suggest you check out the book The World in a Grain. The importance of sand in our everyday life blew my mind. I mean the device you are using right now to access this website, has a processor made out of silicon sand, the screen is made of quartz sand.…
如果你想在这个话题上深入阅读，我很喜欢 Vince Beiser 写的《一沙一世界：沙子与文明演进的故事》（The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization）（无利益关联）
If you want to read more on the topic, I enjoyed the book "The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization", by Vince Beiser (no affiliation)
……问题：* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_theft * https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/01/riddle-of-the... * https://www.wired.com/2015/03/illegal-sand-mining/ 关于这个主题的一本好书是 Vince Beiser 的《一沙一世界》（ISBN 9780399576447）* https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537681/the-world-in... * https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36950075-the-world-in...
…issue: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_theft * https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/01/riddle-of-the... * https://www.wired.com/2015/03/illegal-sand-mining/ A good book on the topic is The World in a Grain by Vince Beiser (ISBN 9780399576447) * https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537681/the-world-in... * https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36950075-the-world-in...
关于这个话题的好书是 Vince Beiser 的《一沙一世界》：> 除了水和空气，沙子是人类消耗量最大的自然资源——甚至超过了石油。地球上的每一栋混凝土建筑和铺就的道路，每一块电脑屏幕和……
Good book on the topic is The World in a Grain by Vince Beiser: > After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other–even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and…
想找一本关于沙子这种（在人类时间尺度上）不可再生资源的好书，可以看看 Vince Beiser 写的《一沙一世界：沙子与文明演进的故事》：> 《一沙一世界》是一部引人入胜的纪实作品，讲述了这一极其重要、正在枯竭且变得愈发不可或缺的自然资源……
For a good book on the non-renewable (on human time scales) resource of sand, see The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince Beiser: > The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential…
对，我刚才只是随手转述了一下我提到的那本好书《一沙一世界》里关于沙子的影响及其在生活中重要性的核心要点。这里给各位感兴趣的人摘录一段：“他在背包里翻找了一阵，然后掏出一个装满白色粉末的塑料保鲜袋。‘希望我们别被抓，’他说。‘有人……
Yes, I was just quickly paraphrasing the major takeaways on the impact of sand and its importance in our lives from the excellent book I referenced, The World in a Grain. Here is an excerpt for you and any others interested: "He rummages through his knapsack, then pulls out a plastic sandwich bag full of white powder. “I hope we don’t get arrested,” he says. “Someone…