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Nature Fast and Nature Slow
How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years
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A new vision of biology, from microseconds to millions of years.
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Nature Fast and Nature Slow presents a vision of biology encompassed within the vast timescale of the universe. It explores the timing of life, ranging from microsecond movements to evolutionary transformations spanning millions of years.
Human consciousness is anchored to seconds, yet a split-second delay in perception renders us unaware of events until they have already occurred. Essentially, we live in the very recent past.
On broader timescales, this book delves into the lifespans of the oldest organisms, the prospects for extending human life, the evolution of whales and turtles, and the explosive onset of life 4 billion years ago.
Enriched with poetry, social commentary, and humour, Nature Fast and Nature Slow promises to captivate anyone fascinated by the natural world.
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Nature Fast and Nature Slow by Nicholas P. Money offers a deeply fascinating exploration of the passage of time in the natural world. The narrative takes readers on an extraordinary journey that spans from mere fractions of a second to billions of years, reshaping one's perspective on how we view the world around us.
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ISBN: 9781789144048
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 10 illustrations, 8 in colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 200
About the Author
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).
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