Stefan Al, "Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home" (Norton, 2026)

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Aug 9, 202630:50Science & Medicine

A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation―the home―and its effects on the land, cities, and people themselves. Americans spend, on average, 90 percent of their lives indoors, with two-thirds of that time...

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