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Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
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"“They seemed entirely comfortable in this refuge at the edge of the world, as much a part of it as the sky and soil and the grass they had helped cultivate.
They had become the stewards of their realm- the architects of their own Eden.” This book uti" Read more of this review » |
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"I really enjoyed this book. Every page is full of dozens of interesting facts, this was the first book I’ve ever annotated because there was so much to learn I wanted to take notes.
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"Mission 2026: Binge reviewing (and rereading on occasion) all previous Reads, I was too slothful to review, back when I read them.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, and a constellation of other science communicators gently but persistently nudged me t" Read more of this review » |
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"This book made me realize that earth is really alive and one flap of butterfly wing really can cause hurricane in another parts of the world"
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“To recognize that deep subsurface life not only exists but is also engaged in a continuous alchemy of earth—that it may have helped create the very crust it inhabits and on which all terrestrial life stands—is to redefine the modern understanding of how our planet came to be.”
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“Historically, evolution has been depicted as linear and branching, like a tree, or cross-linked, like a web. Although those metaphors certainly capture many evolutionary processes, others are much more sinuous—even circular. Again and again, life and environment alter each other through feedback loops. Through their behaviors and byproducts, living creatures make lasting changes to their surroundings that partly determine the fate of their descendants and of other species. Microbes can seed clouds. Forests on one continent can make it rain on another. Breath can sway a planet.”
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“The universe is indifferent to us, moving inexorably towards a state of maximum entropy in which living planets like ours - in which life of any kind - will be impossible. Earth is a beautiful rebellion and a precarious miracle: a garden in the void.”
― Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
― Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
“Historically, evolution has been depicted as linear and branching, like a tree, or cross-linked, like a web. Although those metaphors certainly capture many evolutionary processes, others are much more sinuous—even circular. Again and again, life and environment alter each other through feedback loops. Through their behaviors and byproducts, living creatures make lasting changes to their surroundings that partly determine the fate of their descendants and of other species. Microbes can seed clouds. Forests on one continent can make it rain on another. Breath can sway a planet.”
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
“Without synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, today’s global crop harvest would be halved and two out of every five people currently alive would not exist.”
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
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“Historically, evolution has been depicted as linear and branching, like a tree, or cross-linked, like a web. Although those metaphors certainly capture many evolutionary processes, others are much more sinuous—even circular. Again and again, life and environment alter each other through feedback loops. Through their behaviors and byproducts, living creatures make lasting changes to their surroundings that partly determine the fate of their descendants and of other species. Microbes can seed clouds. Forests on one continent can make it rain on another. Breath can sway a planet.”
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
“To recognize that deep subsurface life not only exists but is also engaged in a continuous alchemy of earth—that it may have helped create the very crust it inhabits and on which all terrestrial life stands—is to redefine the modern understanding of how our planet came to be.”
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
― Becoming Earth: A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
