The Forest Unseen
by David George Haskell · first published 2012
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Reveals what can be understood about the natural world through the author's year-long observation of a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest, explaining the scientific ties binding all life and how the ecosystem has cycled for millions ofyears. "In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Each short chapter begins with a simple o
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“The Forest Unseen” by David George Haskell. If you’re not already blown away by nature’s creativity and complexity, you will be if you read this.
on “Ask HN: What books are you reading now?” ↗In Professor Haskell’s book, The Forest Unseen, he says he wanted to “experience the cold as the forest’s animals do, without the protection of clothes,” When was next Darwin awards?
on “Who’ll Freeze First? A Puzzle About Size and Staying Warm” ↗