Moving gracefully between erudition and whimsy, Ackerman demonstrates an intelligent, humble approach to science: “Science is a tribute to our cleverness, but we are fallible and we filter out so much of the world.” The book is arranged by season the chapters are mostly short and rich with imagery and insight. She celebrates the sighting of a crane flying overhead and meditates on the use of the bird in Oriental art and Greek myth. The author experiences dawn as a powerful borderland that accommodates both dreaminess and awareness. Ackerman ( An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain, 2004, etc.) luxuriates in the break of day.
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