A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species by Dunn, Rob

A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species

"An arresting vision of this relentless natural world"--New York Times Book Review A leading ecologist argues that...
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A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species by Dunn, Rob

A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species

$77.66

A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species

$77.66
Author: Rob Dunn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
"An arresting vision of this relentless natural world"--New York Times Book Review

A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws

Our species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In A Natural History of the Future, 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.

As ambitious as Edward Wilson's Sociobiology and as timely as Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction, A Natural History of the Future sets a new standard for understanding the diversity and destiny of life itself.

Author: Rob Dunn
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 11/09/2021
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781541619302


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2021
Publishers Weekly 10/11/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 4

About the Author
Rob Dunn is a professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and in the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics at the University of Copenhagen. He is also the author of seven books. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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