Lyall Watson (1939–2008)
Autor(a) de Supernature
About the Author
Lyall Watson is the author of over twenty books, including the bestseller "Supernature". He lives in Ireland. (Publisher Provided) Scientist Lyall Watson was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He received degrees in botany and zoology from the University of Witwatersrand. He would later receive mostrar mais degrees in geology, chemistry, marine biology, ecology, and anthropology. He received a doctorate in ethology from the University of London. He had numerous jobs including working as a producer and reporter of nature documentaries for the BBC, designing zoos, serving as director of the Johannesburg Zoo, running a safari company in Kenya, and creating a whale sanctuary in Seychelles. He introduced the hundredth monkey theory to explain the sudden and inexplicable transmission of behavior and ideas across social groups. He wrote numerous books including Supernature: A Natural History of the Supernatural, Lifetide: A Biology of the Unconscious, The Romeo Error, and The Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigs. He died from a stroke caused by Lewy body dementia on June 25, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Lyall Watson
The Dreams of Dragons: An Exploration and Celebration of the Mysteries of Nature (1987) 84 exemplares
Lightning Bird: The Story of One Man's Journey into Africa's Past (Touchstone Books (Paperback)) (1982) 65 exemplares
American Cockroach 3 exemplares
histoire naturelle de la Vie eternelle 1 exemplar
Il lbro del vento 1 exemplar
Die Grenzbereiche des Lebens 1 exemplar
Jacobson's Organ 1 exemplar
Romeo Error a Meditation on Life & Death 1 exemplar
Uma hist©đria natural do vento 1 exemplar
Nebesni dih (edizione slovena) 1 exemplar
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Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Lyall-Watson, Malcolm (birth name)
- Data de nascimento
- 1939-04-12
- Data de falecimento
- 2008-06-25
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- South Africa
- Local de nascimento
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Locais de residência
- Johannesburg, South Africa (birthplace)
Cape Town, South Africa
West Cork, County Cork, Ireland - Educação
- London Zoo
University of the Witwatersrand
University of London - Ocupações
- zoologist
botanist
writer - Organizações
- Johannesburg Zoo (director)
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Críticas
Jacobson's Organ: And the Remarkable Nature of Smell por Lyall Watson
Jacobson's Organ is an area of the nose, you dirty pervert. According to the author there is a debate over whether or not this organ actually exists, but he makes a pretty good case for it. This book is a great example of non-fiction that is a pleasure to read.
It took me a long time to finish this one. I was interested for two reasons: I had heard of Jacobson's organs but only in snakes, and the author proposes that the same organ is not only present but active and important in mammals including humans, and also that I have lost some degree of my sense of smell (anosmia) and hoped for some illumination of this condition. Well, he did discuss both of these things but so much of the book was speculative or even fanciful extrapolation that I found whole chapters a tedious slog. Still, here and there were interesting bits, so someone interested in topics such as pheromones or perfumery will find things worth reading.… (mais)
No clue what to make of this on a scientific level, but as a look at how/why people might be interested in/try to explain the inexplicable, it's pretty interesting.
> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Watson-Je-reviens-de-linconnu/602930
> BAnQ (Progrès-dimanche, 16 oct. 1977) : https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2881183
> BAnQ (Progrès-dimanche, 16 oct. 1977) : https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2881183
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- Obras
- 36
- Also by
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- Membros
- 2,058
- Popularidade
- #12,499
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 24
- ISBN
- 120
- Línguas
- 12
- Marcado como favorito
- 3