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A wondrous nonfiction debut from the cofounder of NPR’s Invisibilia, Why Fish Don’t Exist tells the story of a 19th-century scientist possessed with bringing order to the natural world—a dark and astonishing tale that becomes an investigation into some of the biggest questions of our lives.
When Lulu Miller was starting out as a science reporter, she encountered a story that would stick with her for a decade. It was the strange tale of a scientist named David Starr Jordan, who set out to discover as many of the world’s fish as he could. Decade by decade, he built one of the most important specimen collections ever seen. Until the 1906 San Francisco earthquake hit—sending over a thousand of his fish, housed in fragile glass jars, plummeting to the floor. In an instant, his life’s work was shattered.
Miller knew what she would do if she were in Jordan’s shoes. She would give up, give in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish he recognized, and painstakingly began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation that, he believed, would protect it against the chaos of the world.
In Why Fish Don’t Exist, Miller digs into the passing anecdote she once heard about David Starr Jordan to tell his whole story. What was it that kept him going that day in 1906? What became of him? And who does he prove to be, in the end: a role model for how to thrive in a chaotic world, or a cautionary tale? Filled with suspense, surprise, and even a questionable death, this enchanting book interweaves science, biography, and a dash of memoir to investigate the age-old question of how to go on when everything seems lost.
作者简介:
Louisa Elizabeth Miller, better known as Lulu Miller, is an American writer, artist, and science reporter for National Public Radio. Miller’s career in radio started as a producer for the WNYC program Radiolab. She now co-hosts the NPR show Invisibilia with Alix Spiegel.
原文摘录:
我并非一直都这么善于与世界和解。我抓住自己的恒星，一只泰迪熊。我的不满依然如故，我的恐惧依然强烈，地球依然是平的。但后来我读到一则新闻，说科学家在人类体内发现一种新的器官，名叫“间质”。它一直在人类体内，却不知怎的几千年来一直被我们忽视。世界出现了一个裂缝。我意识到我们应该像达尔文一样，琢磨一下假设背后的现实。或许那不入眼的细菌正在制造你呼吸时必不可少的氧气；或许那次心碎是一份礼物，你要先撞上南墙才能找到更好的伴侣；或许你的梦想需要重新被审视；或许你的希望……也得打个问号。 (查看原文)
闻夕felicity
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2023-03-24 16:58:03
—— 引自章节：尾声
我十六岁的时候，绝不会想到，我姐姐最终会从家里搬出去，住进与父母家相距八英里的公寓。我没想到她会在墙上贴满花朵贴画，会在床上摆一排毛绒玩具，会把麦片放进冰箱保存。我没想到她能慢慢地和邻居交朋友，能帮老太太买菜，能帮助一对年轻夫妇照顾他们刚出生的孩子。我没想到她会遇上一场可怕的车祸，没伤到人但撞翻两辆车，让她当场决定不再开车。我没想到她后来开始步行，走遍整个波士顿，走过城里的人行道、桥梁和列车，系着她水蓝色的腰包，和陌生人聊天。我更没想到，一个为成年残疾人上课的老师会联系她，请她一起开设步行课。现在，她算是以步行为生，靠步行过活。我住在波士顿的朋友们告诉我，他们总会看见我姐姐在路上走着，带着她那鲜艳的腰包和动人的微笑。而她的微笑，也让他们笑逐颜开。 (查看原文)
闻夕felicity
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2023-03-24 16:58:03
—— 引自章节：尾声