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Bezig met laden... Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live (2018)door Rob Dunn
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The rare book that changes how I look at everything but also speaks to things I already subconsciously knew. ( ) A book for the modern age, featuring ecological solutions from the past supported with new data. It's a cross-section of stories and data about the smallest microbes to larger insect life and how it interacts with humanity. The highlights include saving ourselves from antibiotic resistant bacteria through cultivating competing 'good' bacteria, saving our kids from autoimmune issues through a helping of dirt, saving our houses through cultivating good bugs and seasoning our food with bacteria from our hands. Part gross, part cutting edge eco friendly, very fit for the sustainability century. Another long-term resident of Mt TBR, I decided to tackle this in audio, since it was available. I thoroughly enjoyed it, for the most part. It's sometimes hard with an audiobook: am I getting too much of the narrator's personality and not enough of the authors? I've been interested in the beneficial role of microbes since reading Yong's I Contain Multitudes, and for the most part this one didn't disappoint. Beneficial microbes is an emerging science so there aren't any hard answers here, but there are some very intriguing studies including one involving Amish dust. Toxoplasma gondii will continue to give me significant pause, although won't keep me from snuggling with my cats, and I have another reason not to love sourdough, in spite of it being good for me. So those are some of my takeaways. As I said, I listened to the audiobook and the narration was competent. I will likely skim re-read the hardcover soon because there are charts/graphs in the hardcover that he referred to in the audio that I'd like to re-visit, and bits I'd like to read out loud to MT - his patience hasn't been tested in awhile. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements.
"Picture this: after a long week, you finally have the house to yourself. As you settle into the couch, something stirs--a mouse darts out from under a cupboard, a fly zips past the window--and you suddenly realize that you're not alone after all. Indeed, our homes are buzzing with life, but aside from the pursuit of better pest control, we've had only the barest understanding of it. That is why Rob Dunn and his team decided to take a closer look. In [this book], Dunn reveals that our domestic domain, far from peaceful, is wild beyond imagination. From the Indian meal moths in the cupboard to the camel crickets living in the basement to the antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus waiting on the kitchen counter, every house is a wilderness brimming with thousands of species of insects, bacteria, fungi, and plants that live literally under our noses. To regain control over our critter-filled quarters, we fight back by obsessively sterilizing our homes. However, in doing so, we are unwittingly cultivating an entirely new playground for evolution, enabling deadly bacteria to thrive instead of species that help our immune systems and add flavor to foods like beer, sourdough bread, and kimchi. The 'healthier' we try to make our homes, the more likely we are to put our own health at risk. A rich natural history and a thrilling scientific investigation, Never Home Alone shows us that if we wish to thrive in our homes, we must welcome the unknown guests that have been there the whole time."--Dust jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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