Name: The Gyroscope of Life: Understanding Balances (and Imbalances) in Nature (en Inglés)
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Author: Parrish, David ; MacKie, Christy ; Parrish, Joe
ISBN: 9780996774475

portada The Gyroscope of Life: Understanding Balances (and Imbalances) in Nature (en Inglés)

The Gyroscope of Life: Understanding Balances (and Imbalances) in Nature (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Ilustrado por

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Editorial

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

294

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.0 x 1.6 cm

Peso

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9780996774475

Categorías

Biología, ciencias de la vida
Ecología aplicada
Agronomía y producción agrícola

The Gyroscope of Life: Understanding Balances (and Imbalances) in Nature (en Inglés)

David Parrish (Autor) · Christy MacKie (Ilustrado por) · Joe Parrish (De… (fotógrafo)) · Pocahontas Press · Tapa Blanda

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A love song to the field of biology written by an Appalachian naturalist and a 50-year practitioner, The Gyroscope of Life will stretch the minds of readers - scientists and nonscientists alike. Culturally, we tend to simplify challenging concepts by thinking of them as binary systems: life/death, female/male. But what if these concepts are more complex than mere opposites? David Parrish dives beneath the surface of some seemingly straightforward biological topics to provide a fresh look at the world, and the ways in which we imagine it. While sharing his personal experiences with religion, science, battling illness, and more, Parrish explores a series of unconventional topics such as a biologist's credo, Mother Nature's House Rules, the foolishness of conflicts between science and religion, ritualistic funerary cannibalism, a biological critique of "The Big Bang Theory" theme song, pseudo-copulation of insects with flowers, and the Faustian bargain that agriculture and plant domestication represent. Strewn with metaphors, thought experiments, and a touch of humor, this guide will inspire readers to see life itself in an intriguingly new way.