Water, Boccaletti says, has played a critical role in shaping human life on this planet from the very beginning. It has inspired the foundational myths of cultures around the world. Infrastructure to move and control water has shaped the social structures upon which empires were built. According to Boccaletti, the modern world as we know it wouldn’t exist without water and our ongoing dance between its motion and our reactions. Listen to our rebroadcast of this episode Friday at 11 a.m.
Giulio Boccaletti's book is Water: A Biography [Amazon|BookShop|Indie Bound|Audible]