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Recommended Books
- Nature as Inspiration |
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Biomimicry
Innovation Inspired by Nature
By Janine M. Benyus
Biomimicry is a revolutionary new science that analyzes nature's
best ideas -- spider silk and prairie grass, seashells and brain
cells -- and adapts them for human use. Science writer and lecturer
Janine Benyus takes us into the lab and out in the field with the
maverick researchers who are applying nature's ingenious solutions
to the problem of human survival: stirring vats of proteins to
unleash their signaling power in computers; analyzing how spiders
manufacture a waterproof fiber five times stronger than steel;
studying how electrons in a leaf cell convert sunlight to fuel in
trillionths of a second; discovering miracle drugs by observing what
animals eat -- and much more.
The products of biomimicry are things we can all use -- medicines,
"smart" computers, super-strong materials, profitable and
earth-friendly business. Biomimicry eloquently shows that the
answers are all around us.
Links to interview with
Janine M. Benyus:
http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971218/
Link to information on award winning video based on book:
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/bmic.html
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Why
Birds Sing
A Journey Through
the Mystery of Bird Song
by David Rothenberg (Author)
From Booklist
The question of why birds sing has kept humans entranced for
millennia. Most scientists would answer that birds sing to claim
territories and to attract mates. But why is so much of birdsong
beautiful? In a unique approach to the study of birdsong, jazz
musician and philosopher Rothenberg attacks this question through
the medium of music. When a musician friend invited him to come and
play music with the birds at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh,
Rothenberg's music attracted a white-crested laughing thrush. The
bird began to sing along with the author's clarinet and to actually
improvise as he improvised. This interaction led to a journey, both
intellectual and physical, as Rothenberg investigated birdsong.
Mixed throughout the narrative is the author's sheer joy at the
musicality of birds' songs, illustrated with musical notations made
by both the author and previous researchers. This lovely amalgam of
science and music will appeal to both left- and right-brained
readers. Nancy Bent
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
--This text refers to an out of print or
unavailable edition of this title.
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