Review: Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
User Review - Shinynickel - GoodreadsOff this review: Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science By Carol Kaesuk Yoon (Norton) New York Times science journalist Yoon set out to write a story about taxonomy and classification ... Read full review
Review: Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
User Review - Margaret Henderson - Library Journal vol. 134 iss. 10 p. 122Yoon, a New York Times science journalist, writes about the human need to name and classify living things in our perceived world—she uses the term umwelt (from the German Umwelt , enivronment) to ... Read full review
Review: Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
User Review - Publishers Weekly vol. 256 iss. 15 p. 37In this entertaining and insightful book, New York Times science writer Yoon sets out to document the progression of the scientific “quest to order and name the entire living world—the whole ... Read full review
Review: Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
User Review - Heather - GoodreadsWhat are we saying about ourselves when we name nature? I was fascinated with Mark Twain's playful treatment of this subject, now I wonder what Yoon has to say about it. Read full review
