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Excellent reading for open minds. I like this book. It calls one's attention to a simple fact - Nature does it better - but it also shows the way to scientists, engineers and the general public - mimmic Nature.
But did this happen.no. I was not a happy camper after reading this book. Not a good author, not a good book, NOT a good representation of biomimicry.I wish Janine Benyus could give me the week back that it took me to read this book so I could do something more productive. She seems to latch onto research that she likes, and just disregards the rest. I would say that her writing style is not to my taste, as she uses way too many metaphors and goes on and on about the quirky personalities of the scientists that she is interviewing.Now, when it comes to fields in which I know something about, she does a TERRIBLE job. The is as whole part about quantum consciousness where a particular scientist that is not very well respected in his field (was in the movie What the bleep - worst movie ever) and if she were to interview just about anyone in the field of quantum physics, the whole chapter would have to get thrown out.
The only downside is her book is so enlightening it can be frustrating to see how stupid we've been.repeatedly. She is able to convey detailed scientific information in a way a non-science person can understand. What a great book with excellent insight into our world. I can't believe it was written so long ago('97), yet we seems to have made little or no progress since.
The premise of the whole book is fascinating and I wish there was a overview at the beginning of each chapter and then the details for those who can appreciate them. Does not seem to make us the masters of the universe we imagine ourselves to be.
This is really the point of the book and an inspiring read. If you can conquer without bloodshed, are you not superior than those that conquer but leave to waste all they have gained.
It has been many years since I took biology and chemistry so at times I found myself challenged to keep up. We destroy while we create.
I would have given it 5 stars if it was more accessible to all - maybe the general public can not understand the science, but they can start to demand that products be made more in tune with nature if they knew this was possible. For the uneducated it is an impossible read as it assumes you have at least a basic understanding of both.
Chapters of this book would be wonderful for high school and college science classes as it sparks the imagination about more natural solutions to our approach to creating all the products we have come to expect in our society.
Sometimes drags on but overall is quite interesting. Text is not rigorously technical but having some scientific background will help in understanding the concepts. Fantastic description and explanation of biomimicry. Provides example after example (written in story form) of individuals across the globe working to make the practice of biomimicry reality.
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