Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years - Couverture rigide

Money, Nicholas P.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1789144043 ISBN 13 : 9781789144048

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2021

Synopsis

strikingly, unforgettably, Money invites us to measure our lifespans in seconds' - Ian Warden, Canberra Times

'more like a reflection on a lifespan . . . it is learned, wistful, and literate, assembling everything the author has learned' - Lection

This book is a vision of biology set within the entire timescale of the universe. It is about the timing of life, from microsecond movements to evolutionary changes over millions of years. Human consciousness is riveted to seconds, but a split-second time delay in perception means that we are unaware of anything until it has already happened. We live in the very recent past. Over longer timescales, this book examines the lifespans of the oldest organisms, prospects for human life extension, the evolution of whales and turtles, and the explosive beginning of life 4 billion years ago. With its poetry, social commentary and humour, this book will appeal to everyone interested in the natural world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nicholas P. Money is Professor of Biology and Western Program Director at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is the author of popular science books on fungi and other microorganisms including, The Amoeba in the Room: Lives of the Microbes (2014), Mushrooms: A Natural and Cultural History (Reaktion, 2017) and The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction (Reaktion, 2019).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789144043
• ISBN 13: 9781789144048
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible