Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology
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New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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CCL - Douglas - Nonfiction | 595.736 MAR | On Shelf |
Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 595.736 MARGONELLI 2018 | On Shelf |
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 595.736 MARGONELLI | On Shelf |
Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Nonfiction | 595.7 MARGONEL L | On Shelf |
Teton Co. Library - Nonfiction | 595.736 MARGONELLI L | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index.
Summary
"Are we more like termites than we ever imagined? In Underbug, the award-winning journalist Lisa Margonelli introduces us to the enigmatic creatures that collectively outweigh human beings ten to one and consume $40 billion worth of valuable stuff annually. Over the course of a decade-long obsession with one of nature's most influential but least understood bugs, Margonelli pokes around termite mounds and high-tech research facilities, closely watching biologists, roboticists, and geneticists. What begins as a natural history of the termite becomes a personal exploration of the unnatural future we're building, with darker observations on power, technology, historical trauma, and the limits of human cognition. Her globe-trotting journey veers into uncharted territory, from evolutionary theory to Edwardian science literature to the military-industrial complex. Whether in Namibia or Cambridge, Arizona or Australia, Margonelli turns up astounding facts and raises provocative questions. Is a termite an individual or a unit of a superorganism? Can we harness the termite's properties to change the world? If we build termite-like swarming robots, will they inevitably destroy us? Is it possible to think without having a mind? Underbug burrows into these questions and many others--unearthing disquieting answers about the world's most underrated insect and what it means to be human."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Margonelli, L. (2018). Underbug: an obsessive tale of termites and technology (First edition.). Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Margonelli, Lisa. 2018. Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology. Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Margonelli, Lisa. Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Margonelli, Lisa. Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology First edition., Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
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