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  • The Other Dark Matter

  • By: Lina Zeldovich
  • Narrated by: Donna Postel
  • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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The Other Dark Matter

By: Lina Zeldovich
Narrated by: Donna Postel
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Grossly ambitious and rooted in scientific scholarship, The Other Dark Matter shows how human excrement can be a life-saving, money-making resource - if we make better use of it.

The average person produces about 400 pounds of excrement a year. More than seven billion people live on this planet. Holy crap!

Because of the diseases it spreads, we have learned to distance ourselves from our waste, but the long line of engineering marvels we’ve created to do so - from Roman sewage systems and medieval latrines to the immense, computerized treatment plants we use today - has also done considerable damage to the Earth’s ecology. Now scientists tell us: We’ve been wasting our waste. When recycled correctly, this resource, cheap and widely available, can be converted into a sustainable energy source, act as an organic fertilizer, provide effective medicinal therapy for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection, and much more.

In clear and engaging prose that draws on her extensive research and interviews, Lina Zeldovich documents the massive redistribution of nutrients and sanitation inequities across the globe. She profiles the pioneers of poop upcycling, from start-ups in African villages to innovators in American cities that convert sewage into fertilizer, biogas, crude oil, and even life-saving medicine. She breaks taboos surrounding sewage disposal and shows how hygienic waste repurposing can help battle climate change, reduce acid rain, and eliminate toxic algal blooms. Ultimately, she implores us to use our innate organic power for the greater good. Don’t just sit there and let it go to waste.

©2021 Lina Zeldovich (P)2021 Podium Audio
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Affirming, educational, solutions-oriented and fun

Lina Zeldovich uncovers this taboo topic with wit, facts and a lot of heart. An easy and enjoyable listen, well performed by the reader. Our whole book club really liked it. Highly recommended!

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Mind blown & life literally changed…

Wow completely unexpected experience. I had no idea the historical impact fecal matter has had on our society. Its become so taboo weve pipe it out to our oceans and killed ecosystems when in reality there are uses across every area of our lives from agriculture to environmental protection to public health to our water. Not only do i wanna become a night soil entrepreneur ive shared ideas from this book with a family member dealing with serious digestive problems to explore pathways they were completely unaware of. Just an amazing read. My understanding is this is the lifes work of the author and there is so much knowledge and wisdom packed in. I would be so proud of this work. Thank you for writing this.

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