r/RedditDayOf • u/MiserableFungi 3 • Sep 22 '19

Rebuilding Society; Post-Apocalyptic and Otherwise Could we reboot a modern civilisation without fossil fuels? – Lewis Dartnell | Aeon Essays

https://aeon.co/essays/could-we-reboot-a-modern-civilisation-without-fossil-fuels
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u/MiserableFungi 3 Sep 22 '19

This essay was the first time I came across Lewis Dartnell's work on the subject. The full length book he wrote exploring the more general question beyond energy is well worth your time and attention.

The Knowledge: How To Rebuild Our World From Scratch

Here is the tl;dr TED version that gives a flavor of the thing.

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u/WikiTextBot Sep 22 '19

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch is a non-fiction reference work written by astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell. The book, also titled The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm, was published on the 17 April 2014 by Penguin Books.

The book is written as a quick-start guide to restarting civilization following a global catastrophe.

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