Kathy Willis

Gebundenes Buch

Good Nature

Why Seeing, Smelling, Hearing, and Touching Plants Is Good for Our Health

Beschreibung

"A ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses connect with the natural world. Kathy Willis takes the reader on a journey with her to dig out all the experiments around the world that are looking for this evidence--experiments made easier by the new kinds of data being collected from satellites and big-data biobanks. Having a vase of roses on your desk or a green wall in your office makes a measurable difference to your well-being; certain scents in room diffusers genuinely can boost your immune system; and, in a chapter that Kathy calls "Hidden Sense," we learn that touching organic soil has a significant effect on the healthiness of your microbiome."--

Autor

Katherine Willis CBE is Professor of Biodiversity in the department of biology and the principal of St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. Her research aims to understand how plant biodiversity responds, over time and space, to climate change and other environmental drivers. She is internationally recognized for her work and has led a number of initiatives to assimilate global knowledge on plant biodiversity. Her broadcasting work has included writing and presenting on several BBC television and radio programs. She is the author of Botanicum and was awarded the Michael Faraday Medal for public communication of science from the Royal Society in 2015. Kathy lives in Oxford, England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pegasus Books
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 155mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9781639367641
• ISBN-10: 1639367640
• Artikelnr.: 69974203

Rezensionen

Filled with practical tips, showing how increasing our exposure to plants by even small amounts can make a significant difference