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A natural history of the future : what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species / Rob Dunn.

A natural history of the future : what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species / Rob Dunn.
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ISBN 9781399800143 (paperback)
Name Dunn, Rob author.
Title A natural history of the future : what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species / Rob Dunn.
Published London : Basic Books, 2022.
©2021
Description vii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes First published in 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In this book, 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.
Subjects Human ecology
Nature -- Effect of human beings on
Human beings -- Effect of environment on
Ecological forecasting
Natural history
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