Web of Life Book Club Dunoon – Nature’s Genius: Evolution’s Lessons for a Changing Planet

Our book for July is Nature’s Genius: Evolution’s Lessons for a Changing Planet by David Farrier.

Book Summary;

For nearly four billion years, life on Earth has found new ways to adapt, reproduce and thrive, taking on new forms to meet the environment of the moment. Human impact on the planet, and the potentially devastating threat of climate change, have stressed that adaptability as never before. Yet life still finds a way. Animals, plants and insects rise to the challenge and are still adapting, reproducing and thriving, even in our rapidly transforming environment. In their example we may just find ways that we too can adapt, ways to stop the destruction we’re causing to the planet.

In Nature’s Genius David Farrier takes us on a profound journey into this ever-changing natural world. What we discover could transform us. The ways animals adjust to the urban landscape can help us design sustainable cities. Examining other intelligences can help us remake our economies. Learning from bacterial evolution may help solve our waste problem. Synthetic biology could rescue animals from the brink of extinction. Thinking in timescales of the natural world could help us choose a better future.

Life on Earth is changing; the question is, can we change with it? Can we remake the world to be fit for all life to thrive once more?

Refreshments will be available. It is a free event but donations are always welcomed to help support our hosts. I also ask that book club members, where possible, source their books from our fabulous local, independent book shop Bookpoint. We must continue to support this important community resource.

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