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Dunn, Rob R.

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A natural history of the future : = what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A natural history of the future :/ Rob Dunn.
Reminder of title:	what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species /
Author:	Dunn, Rob R.
Published:	London :Basic Books, : 2022.,
Description:	vii, 306 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
Notes:	First published in USA, 2021.
[NT 15003449]:	Blindsided by life -- Urban Galapagos -- The inadvertent ark -- The last escape -- The human niche -- The intelligence of crows -- Embracing diversity to balance risk -- The law of inseparability -- Humpty Dumpty and the robotic sex bees -- Living with evolution -- Not the end of nature -- Conclusion: No longer among the living.
Subject:	Nature - Effect of human beings on. -
ISBN:	9781399800143

A natural history of the future : = what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species /
Dunn, Rob R.

A natural history of the future :what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species /Rob Dunn. - London :Basic Books,2022. - vii, 306 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

First published in USA, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Blindsided by life -- Urban Galapagos -- The inadvertent ark -- The last escape -- The human niche -- The intelligence of crows -- Embracing diversity to balance risk -- The law of inseparability -- Humpty Dumpty and the robotic sex bees -- Living with evolution -- Not the end of nature -- Conclusion: No longer among the living.

"Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In this book, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life's overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life's future flourishing is not in question. Ours is"--Publisher's description.

ISBN: 9781399800143UK16.99Subjects--Topical Terms:

536358
Nature
--Effect of human beings on.

LC Class. No.: GF75 / .D86 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 304.2

A natural history of the future : = what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species /
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