Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years by Money, Nicholas P.
Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years by Money, Nicholas P.

Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years

This book is a vision of biology set within the entire timescale of the universe. It is...
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Author: Nicholas P. Money
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Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years by Money, Nicholas P.

Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years

$67.97
Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years by Money, Nicholas P.

Nature Fast and Nature Slow: How Life Works, from Fractions of a Second to Billions of Years

$67.97
Author: Nicholas P. Money
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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This book is a vision of biology set within the entire timescale of the universe. It is about the timing of life, from microsecond movements to evolutionary changes over millions of years. Human consciousness is riveted to seconds, but a split-second time delay in perception means that we are unaware of anything until it has already happened. We live in the very recent past. Over longer timescales, this book examines the lifespans of the oldest organisms, prospects for human life extension, the evolution of whales and turtles, and the explosive beginning of life four billion years ago.

With its poetry, social commentary, and humor, this book will appeal to everyone interested in the natural world.

Author: Nicholas P. Money
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 05/19/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.75w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781789144048


Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2022

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 and Mushrooms: A Natural and Cultural History, and, most recently, The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction, the last two also published by Reaktion Books.
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