Книга Цифры не лгут. 71 факт, важный для понимания всего на свете, страница 48 – Вацлав Смил

Почему так трудно предсказать масштаб текущей пандемии?

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А мы все выше

Floud R., et al. The Changing Body. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Koletzko B., et al., eds. Nutrition and Growth: Yearbook 2018. Basel: Karger, 2018.

Долголетие на пределе?

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Как пот помог в охоте

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Сколько строителей было у Великой пирамиды?

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Почему цифры безработицы не дают полной картины

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В чем наше счастье?

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Расцвет городов-гигантов

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Munich Re. Megacities – Megarisks: Trends and challenges for insurance and risk management. Munich: Münchener Ruck versicherungs-Gesellschaft, 2004. http://www.preventionweb.net/files/646_10363.pdf

Страны. Нации в эпоху глобализации

Первая мировая война: долгое эхо трагедий

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Бесспорна ли исключительность США?

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Почему Европе есть чем гордиться

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Брексит: важнейшие реалии без изменений

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Merritt G. Slippery Slope: Brexit and Europe’s Troubled Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.

Тревога за Японию

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Как далеко зайдет Китай?

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Индия против Китая

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Производство по-прежнему важно

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Smil V. Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2013.

Россия и США: ничего не меняется

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Крушение империй: ничто не ново под луной

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Smil V. Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2019.

Машины, конструкции, приборы. Изобретения, которые сформировали современный мир

1880-е: колыбель современности

Smil V. Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867–1914 and Their Lasting Impact. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.