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Material World by Ed Conway: Lithium

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An epic journey through the six materials we rely upon to build our world.

The future of our world may be held in the eerie salt pools of the Chilean desert and the lithium they contain. 

Written by Ed Conway
Read by John Hollingworth

In the driest place on earth the eerie salt pools of the Atacama Desert, Chile may hold the key to our future. The lithium that swirls in the prehistoric water could be capable of storing the energy we need to power our world for generations to come.

'Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Our Future', written by Ed Conway, explores which materials we have relied upon to build civilisations and how we will use them to forge our future.


Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Read by John Hollingworth
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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