Naming nature the clash between instinct and science
This surprising, untold story about the poetic and deeply human (cognitive) capacity to name the natural world illuminates science's limitations and the urgency of staying connected to the natural world by using familiar, rather than scientific, names.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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