Naming nature : the clash between instinct and science /

This surprising, untold story about the poetic and deeply human (cognitive) capacity to name the natural world illuminates science's limitations and the urgency of staying connected to the natural world by using familiar, rather than scientific, names.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yoon, Carol Kaesuk
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton, [2009]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Biology > Classification. Biology > Nomenclature. Biology > Nomenclature (Popular) Science > Miscellanea.

Table of Contents:

The strange case of the fish that wasn't
The search for the natural order begins. The little oracle ; Miracle in a barnacle ; What rock bottom looks like
A vision illuminated. A surprise in the Tower of Babel ; The Umwelt among babies and the brain-damaged ; Wog's legacy
A science is born. Taxonomy by the numbers ; Better taxonomy through chemistry ; The death of the fish
A vision reclaimed. This strange notion ; Beyond science.