Naming nature : the clash between instinct and science / Carol Kaesuk Yoon.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393061973
- ISBN: 9780393061970
- Physical Description: viii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-317) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The strange case of the fish that wasn't -- The little oracle -- Miracle in a barnacle -- What rock bottom looks like -- A surprise in the Tower of Babel -- The Umwelt among babies and the brain-damaged -- Wog's legacy -- Taxonomy by the numbers -- Better taxonomy through chemistry -- The death of the fish -- This strange station -- Beyond science.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 570.1 YOO (Text) | 37810434731211 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 570.1 YOO (Text) | 31250200025408 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 570.1 Yoon (Text) | 33115006959388 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 570.14 Y (Text) | 39149001669145 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | 570.1Y (Text) | 33262002956305 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | 570.14 YOO (Text) | 0020508231881 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 570.1 Yoo (Text) | 38950609950599 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
