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Learning from the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease Hardcover - 2012
by Rafe Sagarin
Providing a fresh approach to an age-old problem, "Learning from the Octopus" offers a fascinating look at the natural science of security and shows how the study of ecology and evolution can fortify society against disaster and war.
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- Title Learning from the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease
- Author Rafe Sagarin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Basic Books, New York
- Date 2012-03-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780465021833 / 0465021832
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 3.30 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Terrorism - Prevention, Emergency management
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011048842
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.34
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- Choice, 03/01/2013, Page 0
- Discover, 05/01/2012, Page 21
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 02/06/2012, Page 50
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New York: Basic Books, 2012. First Edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Rafe Sagarin. xxv, [1], 284, [10] pages. Rafe Sagarin was a marine ecologist at the University of Arizona who argued that human security systems could be more effective if they took their cue from how organisms deal with threats in the natural world. The idea occurred in 2002 when he was working as a science adviser on Capitol Hill, during a period of heightened security following the 9/11 bombings. He recalled, "I'd watch these other Capitol Hill staffers, and I noticed that they just put their hand over their keys in their pockets so they didn't have to waste 30 seconds putting it on the conveyer belt. . And it just made me think adaptable organisms, if you're talking about an adaptable terrorist, are going to figure out a way to get around this." In a later book, Learning From the Octopus: How Secrets From Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease, Sagarin…
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