Metapatterns

by Tyler Volk

In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work and Fritjof Capra's The Tao of Physics, this study embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help to explain the functioning of our universe.

Genres: Philosophy, Science, Architecture, Nonfiction, Design, Biology, Art

Hardcover

First published June 22, 1995

About the author

Tyler Volk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at New York University. Volk is an active proponent of the Gaia hypothesis. A 1989 study, co-authored by Volk, published in the journal Nature asserts that without the cooling effects of living things, Earth would be 80 degrees Fahrenheit warmer.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

Have you ever chased down a book from a "suggested reading" list, a list from something you really love - only to find the suggestion was in fact really terrible?

[Will · Rating 1 out of 5]

This sounded much more interesting than it ended up being.

[Shoshanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

So elementary that it feels tiresome after only the second chapter.

[Joseph Carrabis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Metapatterns was (to me) an eye-opening, paradigm shifting book. I found myself stopping every few pages to consider what was being offered, suggested, stated, represented. It invited me to rethink much of the way I considered and evaluated things. If you're in a "searching for more" mood, this may be a book for you.

[A Rye · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Golden Ratio owns us all.

[James Madsen]

This book sounds very intriguing!