A review by lizshayne
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I love this entire book. I love the way she explains the distinction between science and umwelt and how that defines the world and the way that it's actually important to have both and not supplant one with the other and all of these debates from right around when I saw them remodel the Hall of Dinosaurs at the AMNH.
But also I keep thinking about the non/existence of fish and what that means for those of us who work in fields that care deeply about the human experience AND what is actually happening.
Basically "Halakhic Umwelt" is a concept and I need to figure it out.