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Fuzz When Nature Breaks the Law
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There is just so much to take from Mary Roach’s work in every subject that comes under her scrutiny. Her humor seems to be something often tagged in any address of her journalistic style, and hell yes, I had lol moments galore (ie, bear roleplay). But humor is too often dismissed as not serious (I know, “No, duh”), but yes, good humor comes not from an ice cream truck but serious effort, and Roach is unsparing in her immersion to make sure she can appreciate and thus provide us with a four-dimensional view, this time of the science behind humanity dealing with the rest of the animal (and even plant) kingdom. She immediately gets, not judges, the people dedicated to finding the balance of effective tending of invasive species that don’t upset balances built by aeons of progress. There are of course revelations to be found here about species and scientific practices and disproving popular thought (since, to paraphrase Mark Twain, common sense isn’t). And Roach’s conclusions are so knowledgeably humanitarian and humanistic, I think I’d vote her ambassador to any extraterrestrial meet and greet.
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