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Cross-Pollinations - (Credo) by Gary Paul Nabhan (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Cross-Pollinations - (Credo) by Gary Paul Nabhan (Paperback)

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  • Cross-Pollinations is a book about dissolving boundaries and blending disciplines to reveal a world rich in possibility, one where unthinkable solutions emerge.Gary Paul Nabhan, an accomplished biologist and writer--and "a voice that speaks to the laity in clear and coherent sentences" (New York Times)--believes that the free movement between science and literature, between cultivated and wild habitats, and between culture and language engenders the kind of unlikely and seemingly incompatible perceptions that are essential to discovery of any kind.In Cross-Pollinations, he illustrates the successful marriage of science and poetry with true stories about color-blind scientists, the knowledge stored in ancient Native American songs, the link between an Amy Clampitt poem and diabetes research, and a unique collaboration in support of the Ironwood Forest National Monument.
  • Author(s): Gary Paul Nabhan
  • 107 Pages
  • Science, Essays
  • Series Name: Credo

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A pioneering ethnobotanist, Gary Paul Nabhan credits the arts with sparking unlikely scientific breakthroughs and believes that such "cross-pollination" engenders new forms of expression that are essential to discovery. In this highly readable book, he tells four stories to illustrate this idea. In the first, coping with color blindness in art class leads to his career as a scientist; in the second, ancient American Indian songs, when translated, reveal an understanding of plants and animals that rivals modern research; in the third, a poem inspires an approach to diabetes using desert plants; and in the fourth, a coalition of scientists and artists creates the Ironwood Forest National Monument in the Sonoran Desert.



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Cross-Pollinations is a book about dissolving boundaries and blending disciplines to reveal a world rich in possibility, one where unthinkable solutions emerge.

Gary Paul Nabhan, an accomplished biologist and writer--and "a voice that speaks to the laity in clear and coherent sentences" (New York Times)--believes that the free movement between science and literature, between cultivated and wild habitats, and between culture and language engenders the kind of unlikely and seemingly incompatible perceptions that are essential to discovery of any kind.

In Cross-Pollinations, he illustrates the successful marriage of science and poetry with true stories about color-blind scientists, the knowledge stored in ancient Native American songs, the link between an Amy Clampitt poem and diabetes research, and a unique collaboration in support of the Ironwood Forest National Monument.



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"From almost every scientific discipline has risen a voice that speaks to the laity in clear and coherent sentences--Stephen Jay Gould from paleontology, Carl Sagan from astronomy....And there is Gary Paul Nabhan, an ethnobiologist."
Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 4.9 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 107
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Essays
Series Title: Credo
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Format: Paperback
Author: Gary Paul Nabhan
Language: English
Street Date: January 6, 2004
TCIN: 1010328051
UPC: 9781571312709
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-0709
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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