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Barrel Of Oil
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
September 8, 2021
Words
209

“A barrel of oil is 42 US gallons. There really aren’t any physical barrels of oil anymore – oil is transported in bulk, by tanker ship or pipeline. But the barrel measurement continues in much of the world. Back in the early days of oil exploration, they literally moved oil around in barrels. They…”

Numbers Don’t Lie: 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
May 3, 2023
Words
294

“Vaclav Smil is a scientist and policy analyst. His specialty is looking at societal problems and figuring out how science and policy should intersect to make it better. He taught environmental science at the University of Manitoba. Bill Gates has said several times that Smil is one of his favorite…”