{"product_id":"naming-nature-the-clash-between-instinct-and-science-9780393338713","title":"Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiologist Carol Kaesuk Yoon explores the historical tension between evolutionary biology and taxonomy. Carl Linnaeus struggled in the eighteenth century to define species in light of their mutability while still relying on intuitive, visual judgments. As taxonomy modernized, it moved into labs, yielding results counterintuitive to humanity s innate predisposition to order the world. By conceding scientific authority to taxonomists, Yoon argues, we've contributed to our own alienation from nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoon, Carol Kaesuk:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCarol Kaesuk Yoon\u003c\/strong\u003e received her Ph.D. PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University and has been writing about biology for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e since 1992. Her articles have also appeared in \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e. Dr. Yoon has taught writing as a Visiting Scholar at Cornell University's John S. Knight Writing Program, working with professors to help teach critical thinking in biology classes. She has also served as a science education consultant to Microsoft. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623093997842,"sku":"9780393338713","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b2d83e3-aa7b-484f-b015-881177758ba5.jpg?v=1732591770","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/naming-nature-the-clash-between-instinct-and-science-9780393338713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}