Rob Dunn

Biológ pútavo rozpráva o tom, ako se mení náš vzťah k prírode. Jeho kniha je plná pádnych argumentov, ktoré sú podložené dôkladným výskumom. Začína ľudskými parazitmi, ktorí sídlia väčšinou v našich črevách; potom sa zameria na druhy, od ktorých sme priamo závislí a s ktorými sme voľakedy žili v tesnej symbióze; ďalej na predátorov, ktorí tiež výrazne ovplyvnili náš vývoj, ale napríklad aj náš pud strachu; a potom na niektoré choroby aj na faktory, kvôli ktorým sme prišli o srsť. Celá kniha je zároveň výzvou vrátiť sa k spolužitiu s prírodou a rôznymi divokými druhmi, pretože iba v kontexte s nimi majú naše životy zmysel.

In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn takes us to the edge of biology's latest frontier: our own homes. Every house is a wilderness -- from the Egyptian meal moths in our kitchen cupboards and the yeast in a sourdough starter, to the camel crickets living in the basement, to the thousands of species of insects, bacteria, fungi, and plants live literally under our noses. Our reaction, too often, is to sterilise. As we do, we unwittingly cultivate an entirely new playground for evolution. Unfortunately, this means that we have created a range of new parasites, from antibiotic-resistant microbes to nearly impossible to kill cockroaches, to threaten ourselves with and destroyed helpful housemates. If we're not careful, the "healthier" we try to make our homes, the more likely we'll be putting our own health at risk. A rich natural history and a thrilling scientific investigation, Never Home Alone shows us that if are to truly thrive in our homes, we must learn to welcome the unknown guests that have been there the whole time.

Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. 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. A Natural History of the Future sets a new standard for understanding the diversity and destiny of life itself.

Biológ pútavo rozpráva o tom, ako se mení náš vzťah k prírode. Jeho kniha je plná pádnych argumentov, ktoré sú podložené dôkladným výskumom. Začína ľudskými parazitmi, ktorí sídlia väčšinou v našich črevách; potom sa zameria na druhy, od ktorých sme priamo závislí a s ktorými sme voľakedy žili v tesnej symbióze; ďalej na predátorov, ktorí tiež výrazne ovplyvnili náš vývoj, ale napríklad aj náš pud strachu; a potom na niektoré choroby aj na faktory, kvôli ktorým sme prišli o srsť. Celá kniha je zároveň výzvou vrátiť sa k spolužitiu s prírodou a rôznymi divokými druhmi, pretože iba v kontexte s nimi majú naše životy zmysel.

A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution Nature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions. With generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer bold new perspectives on why food is enjoyable and how the pursuit of delicious flavors has guided the course of human history. They consider the role that flavor may have played in the invention of the first tools, the extinction of giant mammals, the evolution of the world’s most delicious and fatty fruits, the creation of beer, and our own sociality. Along the way, you will learn about the taste receptors you didn't even know you had, the best way to ferment a mastodon, the relationship between Paleolithic art and cheese, and much more. Blending irresistible storytelling with the latest science, Delicious is a deep history of flavor that will transform the way you think about human evolution and the gustatory pleasures of the foods we eat.