This book could benefit from a paring down of topics. Although she’s organized her argument into these three areas, the reasoning behind that is lost on me, and most likely other readers. And herein lies my one complaint with the book it’s scattered. There are three main sections in the book, each a different ‘blind spot’ for humans: biological, societal, and civilizational. That’s forty-two individuals with the wealth of 3.7 billion people” (p. Another money-related fact “the richest forty-two people on the planet have as much money as the poorest half of the world’s population. Not surprisingly, it’s a disgustingly large discrepancy. how much someone in the ‘untouchable’ part of India’s caste system makes cleaning out latrines. She goes on to compare how much Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon earns each hour (even when sleeping) vs. “our worth–and how we (sic) much we sell our time for–more often than not has less to do with our intelligence, work ethic, or inherent abilities and more to do more (sic) with where on the planet we are born (p. But this book is so unsettling because it’s not just a result of some great research, it points out things that are widely known but that we’d rather not acknowledge. Further to that, Tong discusses the different sources of energy the world’s grid is powered by, a topic particularly relevant as wars (physical and verbal) are fought over where our future focus and investment should lie. Another interesting fact liquid leftover from whey in cheese-making is used to generate the town’s electricity in the town of Albertville, home to 1500 people. She begins the book by speaking about our connection with the natural world how our cells are connected to those of nature, the similarities between us and animals, and some fascinating random facts, including the point that dragonflies see in slow motion! (page 78).
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