Learning from the Octopus How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease

Name: Learning from the Octopus How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease
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ISBN: 9780465021833

ISBN-10: 0465021832

ISBN-13: 9780465021833

Edition: 2012

Authors: Rafe Sagarin

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"How the study of ecology and evolution can fortify us against disaster and war"--

Book details

List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 3/27/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.53" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Foreword


Prologue: Unnatural Disasters



The Origins of Natural Security



Tide-Pool Security



Learning as a Force of Nature



Organized to Change



Necessary Redundancy



Beyond Mad Fiddler Crabs



Calling Your Bluff and Bluffing Your Call



The Sacred Values of Salmon and Suicide Bombers



Hang Together or Hang Separately



We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us!


Conclusion: The End and the Beginning


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index