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The Cost of Our Debris
The stated purpose of Jay Owens’s new book is to “think with dust,” specifically “human-made” dust and what it reveals—the forensic fingerprint, so to speak, that our species has left upon this planet.
Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles
by Jay Owens
March 21, 2024 issue