Ferris Jabr

Being not familiar with any of Jabr's previous writing, at least that I can remember, I had mixed reactions to this book. If nothing else though, he does use our increasing understanding of the world as a system to make a pretty good argument for something you might as well call the "Gaia" concept, that living creatures down to the bacterial level (maybe especially so), have a great impact on the wider environment.

Less good is that I probably learned more about Jabr than I really wanted, show more though that's an occupational hazard of books such as this.

Least good is that this kind of journalism is already a moving target, as Jabr can write how a solid impact has been made on getting world carbon dioxide levels under control, whereas now the United States has an administration committed to allowing the fossil-fuel industry to make a fast buck as though tomorrow doesn't matter. show less

A fascinating book. Well written science journalism which is brimming with science. How life transforms earth.